With legislative work completed on many bills that could have significant impacts on Iowans for years to come, state lawmakers are turning their attention to a new spate of bills and the $8 billion-plus state budget.
A look back at the top news stories from (mostly) the week of March 13
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order March 8 protecting trans people, families and care providers from prosecution for traveling to Minnesota for gender-affirming care. It was the same day the Iowa Legislature passed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. As Minnesota works to portray itself as a welcoming place, will families of transgender children travel or move to seek refuge there?
Johnson County and Iowa City, using federal pandemic relief funds, and local businesses are joining to increase wages for eligible child care workers by $2 per hour starting in April.
The former Trump VP and potential 2024 presidential candidate discussed foreign policy with Iowa GOP U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and fielded questions about Trump’s apparent pending arrest and calls for protest
Three days after Police Chief Wayne Jerman turned 66 years old on March 4, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy staff emailed Jerman about reaching the maximum age for officers and asked whether he would continue working as a civilian employee.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: our reporters who were on the ground give us their impressions of last week’s events featuring Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, the massive legislation to reorganize the executive branch of state government is on Gov. Reynolds’ hand, and the train companies have made a deal.
Collins Aerospace was awarded $1.85 million in state financial incentives toward its proposed $22 million expansion of its northeast Cedar Rapids campus to begin the production of microchips.
As the East Central Mental Health Region prepares to vote soon on Linn and Johnson County access center budgets, Director Erin Foster hopes the region sees value in “paying to be prepared and paying to have access available.”
Legislation that would prohibit transgender youth from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity is headed to Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.
Also, House Speaker Grassley says further state income tax reductions not likely this year
Vice president joins panel in Des Moines, catches a basketball game
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