Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen says there’s an urgent need to raise the pay for Iowa judges. Christensen is asking legislators to approve a 4.3% increase in judges’ pay, alongside a plan to reduce the number of magistrates who work part-time in courtrooms around the state. “The way we pay magistrates and distribute […]

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






