Opponents of the bill say surgical castration isn't needed in Iowa because of preexisting punishments for those convicted of certain sex crimes.

Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area buoyed that party at a moment of uncertainty.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday he plans to veto a Republican-sponsored immigration bill that was passed by the Florida Legislature this week, marking the latest salvo in his feud with state GOP lawmakers. “The veto pen is ready,” DeSantis said in a post on social platform X following the legislation’s passage Tuesday evening. …

Two people were arrested on multiple drug and weapon charges after a traffic stop in southwestern Wisconsin led to the seizure of meth, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office,

The recipients announced Wednesday are the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Coralville Community Food Pantry, Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor and Special Olympics Iowa-East Central.

President Donald Trump is offering federal employees the opportunity to accept a buyout and resign if they don't wish to return to in-person work.

The bill would also require classrooms to observe two minutes of silent time each day preceding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

College wrestling's match of the year arrives Friday night in State College, where No. 1 Penn State will host No. 2 Iowa for national dual-meet supremacy. Penn State has not lost a match since falling to Iowa five years ago, and the Hawkeyes seek to restore their position atop the Big Ten by ending the Nittany Lions' 65-match win streak.

A new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa was among the sprawling higher ed priorities Iowa lawmakers advanced Tuesday.

“Hot mess,” Snyder described what it has been like for her organization and the nonprofits across the state that have dealt with widespread confusion and chaos due to the original Trump administration memo.