The group includes 12 Democratic members between the House and Senate, and will focus on advancing legislation that protects civil rights, ensures fair treatment in the justice system and promotes equity in housing and education through collaborative work.
An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Monday that would make it a crime to engage in any acts attempting to alter the weather.
Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella
Drey, who was elected to represent northwest Iowa’s Senate District 1 in an August special election, breaking the chamber’s Republican supermajority, said she learned of her diagnosis five days before the legislative session started.
In a rare legislative move, the proposal to repeal Iowa casinos’ exemption from the state’s public smoking ban was not advanced after an initial hearing on the bill
The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis VA nurse by federal agents has sparked mass protests and drawn strong reactions from Iowa officials, with Republicans urging investigation and calm while Democrats call for ICE to leave the city.
President will speak in Clive on Tuesday afternoon; protests are expected outside in response to immigration enforcement actions and deaths in Minneapolis.
While fighting a proposal to strip Iowa of its mandate to maintain a State Historical Society research center in Iowa City, a group of historians, donors, and community members are celebrating a small victory with the Iowa Supreme Court.
Democrat Taylor Wettach is ending his congressional bid to run for Iowa state auditor, reshaping the Democratic primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. Meanwhile, Republican state Rep. Shannon Lundgren has suspended her bid for Congress in eastern Iowa, clearing the way for GOP front-runner Joe Mitchell.
The Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission has pressed pause on a drafted zoning code about gas-fired electric generating facilities, citing a desire for additional information on proposed setbacks included in the code.
House Republicans want predictability and relief now, the governor wants certainty for taxpayers plus restructuring, Senate Republicans want a rebuild, and Democrats want relief without squeezing local governments as hard. The fight now is how much pain lawmakers think cities and counties can absorb in exchange for lower tax bills.
Farmers say current system protects water while keeping costs down, but environmental groups pin the plans as a piece of Iowa’s water quality crisis
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