News releases

Feds confirm: Child Labor Investigations Underway in Iowa Several aspects of the child-labor expansion bill passed by Iowa Republican lawmakers this year explicitly violate federal labor law. That’s the conclusion found in a letter sent […]

Iowa state Sen. Janet Petersen on Tuesday called on Gov Kim Reynolds to use her line-item veto power to resist a nearly $30 million cut to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies in the recently passed state […]

Iowa State Senator Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, released the following statement on proposed tuition increases for next year at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. A 3.5-percent tuition hike […]

As we come to the end of the 2023 Legislative session, I want to thank my Democratic colleagues for the honor of leading our team. Together, we represent one million Iowans, who deserve, like every […]

Iowa state Sens. Janet Petersen and Todd Taylor sent a letter on Monday urging Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to reinstate funding from her office to support medical care for survivors of sexual assault. The […]

Iowa state Sen. Pam Jochum released the following statement on the property tax relief agreement reached Monday on House File 718. “Spiking assessments and rising property taxes are hitting every Iowa community, and placing heavy […]

Statement on the March State Revenue Estimate by Senator Janet Petersen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee “Today’s revenue estimate shows lackluster growth for Iowa’s economy, with projected revenues for 2023 and 2024 falling […]

Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott released the following statement regarding final passage of the Republican school funding plan for the 2023-24 academic year:  “The school funding bill that passed the House today and the […]