In a 34-16 vote on party lines, the Iowa Senate on May 9 passed House File 856 extending restrictions on DEI initiatives that lawmakers in 2024 placed on the three public universities governed by ...

What does House File 856 do? The new law extends restrictions on DEI initiatives that lawmakers in 2024 placed on the state's three public universities governed by the Iowa Board of Regents to ...

Some of Iowa's new laws will ban drivers from holding cell phones, prohibit DEI programs and remove gender identity protections.

New Iowa laws on issues from transgender civil rights protections to changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance tax system officially took effect last week.

As of July 1st, a new law will cut in half the amount of wages that businesses pay unemployment taxes. It also lowers the current maximum unemployment tax rate from 7% to 5.4%. The move will reduce ...

From enforcing hands-free driving to removing restrictions around fireworks, Local 5 rounded up some of the most impactful laws going into effect in July.

The Iowa Board of Regents is considering a policy that would restrict the requirement of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT) courses. The policy would impact Iowa ...

Home / News / Education / Higher Ed. Iowa students rally against regents, DEI directives: ‘We matter’ ‘We are not invisible. We are not optional. We are not leaving. We are here.

The new law, House File 856, puts Iowa among other GOP-led states that have joined President Donald Trump's push to dismantle DEI across the public sector and pressure the private sector to follow ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Tuesday that imposes restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across all cities, counties, K-12 public ...