There are 24 U.S. states that allow for citizen-led ballot initiatives, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Iowa is not among them. Some politicians want to change that.

Iowa is among 26 states that does not have a process that allows citizens an opportunity to begin the process of amending the state constitution; that process currently is started by state lawmakers.

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The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging ...

There are six four-time state champions in the 200-win club, including Cael and Carter Happel, of Lisbon, who finished 218-5 ...

An Iowa lawmaker wants to extend the state’s borders into nine of Minnesota’s counties, reflecting a similar situation ...

The Midwest Newsroom and its partners asked police departments and sheriff offices in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to ...