A student loan repayment program for lawyers who agree to represent indigent defendants or practice in rural Iowa is included in one of the budget bills that’s cleared the Iowa legislature. Every year, up to 25 licensed attorneys with Iowa roots who’ve recently graduted from law school would be eligible for the tax-free support. It […]

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






