Tour a Part of Iowa’s Underground Railroad History at West Des Moines Museum
A cattle farm out in the Walnut Township, just west of the growing Des Moines, was the perfect place to break federal law in the... Read more.
How Jake Chapman Screwed up Republicans’ Education Messaging
Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman’s extreme anti-teacher rhetoric may be damaging his party’s goals for education policy this legislative session. ... Read more.
GOP Legislators Target Librarians for Prosecution, Fines Under new Bill
The effort to ban books has expanded beyond the classroom now to public libraries, with a new GOP-backed bill adding librarians to their target for... Read more.
Hearing for ‘Parental Bill of Rights’ Derailed by Book-Banning Talk
A Senate education subcommittee discussed a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” Wednesday afternoon, but the conversation around it was quickly sid... Read more.
New Bill Would Again Attempt to Create Online Abortion Dashboard
Reps. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) and Brooke Boden (R-Indianola) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require providers to report complications from abortions... Read more.
Democrats Propose $300 Million Investment in Iowa Public Schools
Iowa Democrats unveiled a plan Tuesday to invest $300 million in Iowa’s public schools through the state supplemental aid program, giving the program a 5%... Read more.
Iowa Bill Makes Political Affiliation, Vaccine Status Protected Classes
Some Iowa House Republicans want to amend the Iowa Civil Rights Code to include political beliefs and immunization status as protected classes. If added, those... Read more.
Questions Over Broadness of Religious Rights Protection Bill
A bill moving through the Iowa House would double-down on constitutionally protected religious rights. In a Thursday subcommittee meeting, Reps. Skyler Wheeler ... Read more.
Iowa Bill Would Repay Student Loan Debt to Attract Mental Health Providers
Mental health providers willing to practice in Iowa could have part of their student loans paid off. Senate Study Bill 3003 is an attempt to... Read more.
GOP Senators Argue That Less Money Makes Public Schools Better
Competition, choice, and opportunity. Those are the main arguments from Republican lawmakers for the revival of a bill—Senate File 128—which would give Iowa... Read more.