Articles from March 2026

an aerial photo of a flooded small town

Iowa House passes bill to create state plan for flood protection

Monday, March 2, 2026
The House passed a bill Wednesday to create and implement a statewide, 30-year resilience plan to protect state life, property and other assets in the event of a flood or other water-related disaster. Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, said the legislation was a “visionary bill” that “redefines” how the state protects itself from “floods, droughts and shifting water supplies.”