Most spending decisions for the state budget year that begins July 1 have not been made by lawmakers. Republicans control the debate agenda and Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner said House and Senate Republicans haven’t agreed on the total level of spending yet. “We are in some sort of disarray,” Weiner said. “It seems pretty […]

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






