A sales tax break for new or restarted nuclear energy projects — like the planned restarting of the Duane Arnold Anergy Center near Palo — has been approved by state lawmakers.

Sand proposes tax credits for conservation, stricter manure rules, Medicaid overhaul and PBM crackdown to address Iowa water quality and health costs.

“You can choose another spineless career politician or you can choose a conservative outsider,” Steen says in the new ad.

Iowa lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds that would require age verification on adult websites in an effort to prevent minors from accessing obscene material online.

Legislation restructuring Iowa’s magistrate system was among 14 bills signed into law Thursday.

Restrictions on the Iowa governor’s authority in public health emergencies and a promise of continued state funding if budget negotiations break down were approved this week by Senate Republicans.

Calling affirmative action “malicious ideology,” Iowa Senate Republicans approved legislation banning the practice in state government, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds.