Bill shelved that sought changes to Iowa law outlining penalties for terminating a pregnancy
A bill that sought to change wording in an existing Iowa law outlining the penalties for terminating a pregnancy has been shelved by a Republican lawmaker amid debate about its implications for in vitro fertilization.
Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
This yearโs Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded.
A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills
Attorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nationโs first explicit ban on medication to end pregnancy have urged a judge to uphold or strike down the new laws without holding a trial.
Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature.
Pence signals debate plan to attack Trump and DeSantis for not pushing national abortion ban
Former Vice President Mike Pence says he expects to call out former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during this monthโs Republican presidential debate for not insisting on a national abortion ban.
Trump plans Iowa State Fair stop, though he won't attend candidate chat with GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Iowa State Fair Saturday, the time-honored rite of presidential candidates working for support in the stateโs leadoff nominating caucuses next January.
Iowa GOP schedules Jan. 15 for leadoff presidential caucuses. It's on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Iowa Republicans say the partyโs presidential nominating caucuses will be held Jan. 15, on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. That announcement Saturday puts the first votes of the 2024 election a little more than six months away as the GOP tries to reclaim the White House.
Info expected to emerge slowly in hospital chain cyberattack
Officials are continuing to decline to reveal new details surrounding an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. It's a situation that security experts say often takes time to learn the full scope of the attack.
Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
Diverted ambulances, cancer treatment delayed and electronic health records offline are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on a major nonprofit health system that disrupted operations throughout the U.S. While CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an โโIT security issueโ earlier this week, the company has remained mum when pressed for more details about the scope of the attack.
Republican lawmakers bar journalists from statehouse floors
Utah's state Senate passed rules this week limiting where the press can go to report in statehouses, marking the latest move by Republican state lawmakers nationwide who are peeling back access to chambers after the pandemic provided new accessibility.
South Dakota AG reviewing Noem's meeting with daughter
The South Dakota attorney general says he is reviewing concerns from state lawmakers over a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included both her daughter and a state employee who was overseeing her daughterโs application to become a certified real estate appraiser.