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IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Legislature Reaches Key Tax Deal, Education Funding Still Uncertain

The tenth week of the 2016 legislative session is over, with surprising breakthroughs on budget issues just before the second funnel deadline.

By Jeff Stein

/ 14 Mar 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Legislature Reaches Key Tax Deal, Education Funding Still Uncertain

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

Opioid abuse, in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin, has contributed to a growing number of Iowa emergency room visits and overdose deaths in the past decade. Although some efforts are underway to counteract the trend, IowaWatch recently examined one life-saving measure — bills providin

By IowaWatch

/ 12 Feb 2016

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Issues That Plagued Last Year's Legislative Session Return In 2016

The Iowa legislature is back in session. We'll talk with lawmakers from both parties, from around the state, about their priorities for this year's session, and hear from analysts about what they expect.

By Jeff Stein

/ 25 Jan 2016

IowaWatch Connection Podcast: Issues That Plagued Last Year's Legislative Session Return In 2016

'Slow on the Draw': Iowa Repeatedly Nixed Expanded Access To Life-Saving Overdose Drug

SPECIAL REPORT: Kim Brown describes her son Andy Lamp as a normal, happy Iowa kid who played football and baseball. “It all fell apart,” Brown said.

By Lauren Mills

/ 14 Jan 2016

'Slow on the Draw': Iowa Repeatedly Nixed Expanded Access To Life-Saving Overdose Drug

Iowa Flunks Integrity Test When Keeping Tabs On Special Interests

Iowa’s practices to ensure transparency in lobbying earned an F in a recently released State Integrity Investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization.

By Lauren Mills

/ 9 Nov 2015

Iowa Flunks Integrity Test When Keeping Tabs On Special Interests

Iowa Draws A Lowly D+ In New Government Transparency Report

The fact that state authorities sought to obstruct disclosure of a police shooting in Burlington explains, in part, why Iowa received an overall grade of D+ in a 2015 State Integrity Investigation conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

By Lauren Mills/Center for Public Integrity

/ 9 Nov 2015

Iowa Draws A Lowly D+ In New Government Transparency Report

Frustrated Patients Disrupted While Iowa Figures Out How To Make Medicinal Marijuana Practical

When Logan Edwards returned home to Davenport in 2008 after his deployment in Iraq as a Marine, he was anything but the same. Now his life intersects with Iowa’s Medical Cannabidiol Act that became law in July of 2014 allowed the use of cannabidiol, or CBD, to treat intractable epilepsy.

By Krista Johnson

/ 30 Oct 2015

Frustrated Patients Disrupted While Iowa Figures Out How To Make Medicinal Marijuana Practical

News Quiz: Marijuana in the 50 States

Twenty-three states, plus the District of Columbia, have loosened rules surrounding medical marijuana and four have legalized recreational use. With statehouses, including that in Iowa, facing debates over legalization, the legal situation surrounding marijuana use is constantly changing. Have you b

By IowaWatch

/ 4 Sep 2015

News Quiz: Fireworks in Iowa

Fireworks have long been associated with the celebration of the Fourth of July. However, Iowa still holds a ban on most types of fireworks, not including some sparklers and snakes that have been legalized. How much do you know about the history of fireworks, both in Iowa and across the United States

By IowaWatch

/ 3 Jul 2015

News Quiz: History of Iowa Legislative Sessions

With the 2015 Iowa legislative session set to end this week, the House and Senate reached a budget agreement last week and leaders are saying adjournment is right around the corner. How much do you know about the history of past Iowa legislative sessions? Test your knowledge with three quick questio

By IowaWatch

/ 5 Jun 2015

News Quiz: History of Iowa Legislative Sessions

IowaWatch Connection: Legislative Agenda

The 2015 Iowa legislative session is winding down. We'll talk with lawmakers from both parties, from around the state, about their priorities for this year's session, and hear from analysts about what they expect.

By Jeff Stein

/ 13 Apr 2015

IowaWatch Connection: Legislative Agenda

IowaWatch Connection: The Legislative Agenda

The Iowa legislature is back in session. We'll talk with lawmakers from both parties, from around the state, about their priorities for this year's session, and hear from analysts about what they expect.

By Jeff Stein

/ 26 Jan 2015

IowaWatch Connection: The Legislative Agenda