Terry Branstad — the nation’s longest serving governor — is the 26th recipient of the state’s highest citizen honor. Governor Kim Reynolds presented Branstad with the “Iowa Award” medal today during a ceremony in the Iowa Capitol’s rotunda. “His imprint on our state is simply unmatched,” Reynolds said. Branstad, who is 79, was a member of […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






