Open Enrollment Bill Advances To Override Diversity Plan Concerns
A bill that would stop five Iowa school districts from pointing to voluntary diversity plans as a reason to deny student transfers advanced Thursday through... Read more.
Axne’s Efforts On COVID Bill Will Save Many Iowans Money On Taxes
Included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Saturday was a provision first proposed by Rep. Cindy Axne and Illinois Sen.... Read more.
Iowa Sued By Top Dem Election Attorney, LULAC Over New Voting Law
A top Democratic elections lawyer filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning against Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Tom Miller, challenging the vot... Read more.
Rep. Amy Nielsen’s Long COVID Recovery After Capitol Encounters
It’s been about six weeks since state Rep. Amy Nielsen tested positive for COVID-19, which she thinks she contracted at the Capitol, and she is... Read more.
Bill Advances That Would Track, Publicize Iowa Abortion Data On COVID-Like Dashboard
An Iowa Republican likened an abortion “pandemic” to COVID-19 as a bill that would create an abortion state information dashboard passed on Thursday through... Read more.
Dems Warn GOP ‘Censorship’ Bill Would Crush Iowa Tech Jobs
“If you decide you want to censor Iowans, then you forgo your special tax breaks. And they are rich tax breaks in this state,” warned... Read more.
Iowans Have Mixed Reactions To Reynolds’ Live Vaccine Shot
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds received a newly-released, one-dose, Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday during a live press conference—a bittersweet... Read more.
Iowa Legislature Takes Aim At Racial Justice Protests
After a summer filled with public activism on racial justice issues following George Floyd’s murder, an Iowa Senate subcommittee on Tuesday advanced a wide-ra... Read more.
‘Modest’ Marijuana Penalty Reform Bill Advances In Iowa Senate
A “small step” on marijuana reform advanced on Tuesday in the Iowa legislature. A GOP-sponsored Senate bill that would lower legal penalties for first-offen... Read more.
Trone Garriott Embraces Prominent Role In First Months In Senate
In one of the first floor speeches as an Iowa state senator, Sarah Trone Garriott breathlessly described the realities of COVID-19 she had seen in... Read more.