This week's Close Up takes a look at the long-awaited hands-free driving bill signed into law, key legislation that made it through the second funnel week and more.

Without the right to procure food to sustain ourselves, other rights don't matter as much, writes Robert Corry.

Which bills lived or died after the Iowa Legislature's second "funnel" deadline on Friday? Check out the complete list.

The Wisconsin DNR is working to rehabilitate the lake sturgeon population into a self-sustaining future in the Milwaukee River.