Articles Tagged: abortion

Half of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate and all 100 Iowa House seats are up for election in November.

Iowa House District 53 covers Poweshiek County and most of Tama County.

Williamsburg Mayor Adam Grier and Judd Lawler of Oxford will face off in a primary for Iowa House District 91, which covers Iowa County and western and northern Johnson County

Also, Linn County Democrat announces candidacy of Iowa House seat

Listen to the weekend edition of the Gazette Daily News Podcast

On the podcast this week: the future of abortion access in Iowa, an AEA bill redo, traffic camera restrictions green lit

Arguments focus on which legal standard to apply

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake.

Rules meant to carry out a blocked Iowa law banning abortions early in pregnancy will move forward, while later this week the Iowa Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the state ban.

Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann also discussed the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses and the working relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Reynolds for Iowa PBS’ “Iowa Press”

Senate Democrats, who no longer have the numbers needed to reject gubernatorial nominations, opposed McKenzie Snow’s nomination over her lack of public education experience.

Iowa’s Ashley Hinson said she opposes raising retirement age, supports IVF

The second legislative deadline of the 2024 session took out a number of bills of significant potential impact

GOP Sen. Brad Zaun said he stopped the bill, which was approved by House Republicans, over concerns it would threaten the legality of in vitro fertilization

Proposal to increase penalties for non-consensual termination of a pregnancy could have chilling impact on in vitro fertilization, Democrats argued