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A hearing will be held in district court today, mere moments before Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the abortion restrictions into law

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Republicans should be united against Biden and Democratic policies.

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, the Emma Goldman Clinic and the ACLU of Iowa announced Wednesday that they challenged the pending new law in Iowa district court.

Abortion rights advocates held a rally in the rotunda and far outnumbered abortion restriction advocates during a long and loud day at the Iowa Capitol.

The bill, House File 732, was passed out of both chambers by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, about 15 hours after the special session began. Lawmakers voted mostly along party lines to ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo or fetus, with some exceptions.

The Iowa Capitol will be ground zero for state abortion policy debate. Advocates on both sides of the issue plan to fill the Capitol in Des Moines as lawmakers consider legislation to severely restrict abortion access in the state.

The former president made the claim in a social media post after the New York Times published an article describing a strained relationship between Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Trump’s campaign

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Iowa Republicans will consider a similar bill to that so-called “fetal heartbeat” bill that passed in 2018 but was blocked by the courts. The new bill, which was introduced on Friday, would ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, with some exceptions.

Praising Gov. Kim Reynolds’ policies in education and parental involvement, Florida first lady Casey DeSantis said her husband, Ron DeSantis, would bring the same energy and priorities to the White House.

The state said Thursday it has approved more than 17,500 applications. The majority of those approved applications have come from students who already attend a private school.

Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.

No student should ever be made to attend a school for the sake of supporting it financially

Starting today, Iowa teens ages 14 to 17 can work more jobs at longer hours, low-income families will face new requirements for receiving public benefits such as food assistance, and more Iowa parents will qualify for child care assistance, but will have to work more hours to remain eligible.