CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Several new laws and enforcement changes took effect Thursday as Iowa entered 2026. SNAP recipients can no longer use their benefits to purchase sugary drinks and candy at ...

New Iowa legislation requires schools to report student demographic data using only male or female categories. As a result, the state's official count of nonbinary students has dropped from over 300 ...

The proposed bill would allow couples to sign a waiver at the time they apply for a marriage license, giving up the option to ...

Locking up repeat offenders has been tried, and it's not clear why the results would be better here, writes the Register's editorial board.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ADEL, Iowa — A new Iowa law that went into effect last summer is making it easier for stand-alone birthing centers to open across ...

A new Iowa law has put all five Johnson County Board of Supervisors seats up for election in 2026. Who has announced their ...

There’s a new fight over Iowa’s Beverage Containers Control Law, which helps reduce and clean up litter by recovering beverage containers for recycling. The ‘bottle bill’ dictates consumers pay a five ...