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U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is predicting the new Farm Bill will include a provision to override laws in California and Massachusetts that Iowa hog farmers say will cost them millions of dollars to comply with. Caitlin Clark makes her regular season WNBA debut tomorrow when her Indiana Fever open the regular season. And the FDA commissioner says steps are being taken to limit the spread of bird flu among dairy cows.

A new Iowa immigration law faces two lawsuits, including one from the U.S. Department of Justice. By next month, a western Iowa facility serving people with severe disabilities will close. And some parts of the Midwest are still very dry. Farmers are adjusting their plans for planting season.

Iowa Congresswoman weighs in on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green's failed move to try and oust Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Iowa's first substance abuse center for younger Iowans is looking for more funding after the legislature failed to provide money from opioid lawsuits. National Park Service signs a historic preservation agreement with the Meskwaki Nation. And a show of solidarity for western Iowa trucker David Schultz.

Governor Reynolds signed a law intended to boost reading scores. Tuition slightly increases for Iowa's public universities. Iowa DHS contracts with four pregnancy crisis centers under the MOMS program. And, a new study shows coal plants in northwest Iowa greatly impact air quality and health.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is threatening legal action over new federal Title IX rules aimed at protecting students from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Heavy rains across Iowa this spring have led to a spike in nitrate levels in some bodies of water. And a Tennessee-based cleaning contractor will pay nearly $650,000 in fines for employing children to clean meat processing plants – including one in Iowa.

Iowa’s Republican leaders say they’ll fight a federal lawsuit expected to be filed tomorrow against the state’s new law making it a state crime for a person to illegally re-enter the country. A bill that would have allocated funding for addiction treatment from lawsuits against prescription opioid sellers didn’t make it through the legislature this year. And a federal judge says the Des Moines Art Center cannot remove an outdoor artwork it wants to take out over safety concerns.