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Republicans ‘all in’ on conservative agenda set to reshape Iowa
Emboldened by six years of conservative reforms under their belts and multiple elections that expanded their majorities in the House and Senate, Iowa Republicans have felt empowered to push a more conservative agenda. It coincides with the 2024 GOP race for president, softening the ground for candidates to campaign on the same themes. → Read More
Iowa panel predicts slight drop in state revenue
The Revenue Estimating Conference meets at the Iowa State Capitol on Friday, March 10, 2023. → Read More
GOP lawmakers pass ban on gender-affirming care for minors
LGBTQ Iowans say ban and other bills will harm their community, especially children → Read More
Iowa Senate OKs bill giving consumers more control over their personal data online
DES MOINES — A bill giving Iowans more control over their personal data online is one step closer to law after passing in the Senate on Monday. → Read More
Hundreds protest LGBTQ bills at Iowa State Capitol
Several hundred people crowded the west steps of the Iowa State Capitol to protest LGBTQ-related bills lawmakers are considering this year. They held signs that said “Trans People Belong in Iowa” and referenced the state’s motto — “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.” They flew rainbow and trans pride flags. → Read More
Iowa government reorganization among flurry of bills advanced to meet deadline
State government reorganization, bills impacting LGBTQ students and youth, gun regulations and more were passed overnight Thursday into early Friday → Read More
GOP lawmakers advance bills restricting school library books
Republicans advanced bills Wednesday that would restrict which materials are available to students in school libraries amid increased scrutiny from conservative activists around school material they consider to be explicit. → Read More
Iowa lawmakers advance pipeline, drug death bills
It’s unclear if House CO2 pipeline bill -- if it passes -- would get a hearing in the Senate. → Read More
Iowa Senate panel spikes CO2 pipeline bill
In voting down the bill, Sen. Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, cast doubt on the likelihood of any bill restricting eminent domain powers for pipelines making it out of the Iowa Legislature this session. → Read More
Deadline looms for lawmakers to push Republican priorities
Iowa House CO2 pipeline bill andlimits on gender identity teaching are likely to clear ‘funnel.’ → Read More
Iowa House may ban transgender medical care for minors
The move would contradict the guidance of several major medical groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Association and the American Association of Psychiatrists. → Read More
Lawmakers move bills to restrict traffic cameras
There are at least 10 Iowa cities that have traffic cameras in place, including Cedar Rapids. → Read More
GOP advances setting high thresholds for CO2 pipelines
But the House bill faces an uncertain fate in Senate as ethanol industry says it spells ruin. → Read More
Trump announces key campaign staffers in Iowa
Eric Branstad and Bobby Kaufmann will be senior advisers as the former president pursues the GOP presidential nomination → Read More
Iowa House bill proposes high hurdles for CO2 pipelines
The House bill would require pipeline companies to obtain 90 percent of the miles along their proposed route through voluntary easements before being granted eminent domain authority. → Read More
Bill would remove requirement that Iowa schools teach about cancer-preventing HPV vaccine
Measure would would remove the provision in Iowa law requiring schools to teach about “the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV” in grades seven and eight, making the instruction optional. → Read More
Iowa landowners push to restrict eminent domain for CO2 pipelines
Proposed pipeline-related legislation in this session mostly has come from Sen. Jeff Taylor, a Republican from Sioux Center, though none of the bills he has proposed has advanced. → Read More
Iowa House passes ban on ‘gay panic defense’
LGBT groups back the proposal, but the legislation has stalled in the Iowa Senate. → Read More
Iowa bill would limit commercial solar panel construction
Energy companies and landowners would be limited on where they can set up solar panel arrays under a bill advanced Monday in the Iowa Senate. → Read More
Move to revoke Iowa’s new student testing rule advances
Weeks after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping law creating taxpayer-funded education savings accounts for private schools, Iowa lawmakers are advancing a bill to loosen testing requirements for students taking advantage of the program. → Read More