The Iowa Legislature is trying to set general education requirements at the public universities. Governor Kim Reynolds comments on frozen federal funds. And resettlement agencies in Iowa are losing key funding.

State lawmakers are advancing a bill that would block a casino in Cedar Rapids. Some Iowa Democrats in the state capitol have a different take on cell phone policy in classrooms. And Governor Kim Reynolds spoke at the Prayer Rally for Life yesterday. Correction: An earlier version of Here First reported a bill in the Iowa House would lift a license requirement for some homeschool teachers. If the bill was passed, it would not change that requirement.

Illegal reentry cannot be enforced in Iowa for now. There are disputes over the state's proposed science standards. And what happened last week in the state legislature?

Immigration advocates are asking people to not spread unverified information about ICE in Iowa. A Christian organization is lobbying to require fetal development lessons starting in first grade in Iowa. And a look at the battle over the so-called 'swampbuster' law.

There are five Iowa nonprofits that are allowed to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. A town impacted by last year's flooding is finding the funds to repair the city's wastewater treatment system. And there's another attempt in the legislature to limit cellphone use while driving.

IPR talked to one of 10 Iowans pardoned for crimes related to the Jan 6 attack on the U.S Capitol. Another attempt to limit the use of automatic traffic cameras in the state has started again in the Iowa House. 34 states have anti-SLAPP laws. Could Iowa become one of them?

Iowa has one of the highest rates of binge drinking in the country. A nonprofit in Des Moines wants to build tiny homes for people in need. And how does immigration impact Iowa's population growth?

Happy Martin Luther King Junior Day and Inauguration Day! An Iowa organization that helps immigrants has been preparing for Trump to take office. A look at the two candidates for one vacant senate seat in the state legislature. And Iowa's biggest school district says the chronic absenteeism law is costly to implement.

Indigenous rights advocates are calling on more Native American families to become foster homes for Indigenous children. A bill that would make it illegal to pet sharks in Iowa has been stalled in the legislature. And how would mass deportations impact the meatpacking industry?

The state supreme court chief justice delivered the Condition of the Judiciary address. A homeless shelter in Mason City has been over capacity the past couple months. And what are the new federal regulations on carbon dioxide pipelines?