The Iowa Republican, who a year ago saw opportunities to work with his former Senate colleague on issues such as prescription drug pricing, now believes the president’s compromises to appease progressives are limiting his ability to reach bipartisan agreement on his proposals.
Local governments or law enforcement officers who enforce federal gun regulations would be subject to $50,000 fines under a legislative proposal advanced Wednesday by Iowa Senate Republicans. The proposal, which Senate Republicans have titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, would nullify any federal gun regulations that exceed Iowa state law.
Abby Finkenauer pledged to serve just two terms if elected to the U.S. Senate in November and is calling for congressional term limits in Washington, D.C.
The Iowa City Council unanimously approves a taxing district in the city’s South District that will be used to spur economic development.
The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to U.S. residents starting next week, now that federal officials are emphasizing their better protection against the omicron variant of COVID-19 over cloth face coverings.
The supervisors cited the complexities of the utility-scale solar installation near Coggon as a reason to take more time, before voting late Tuesday to have more discussion on setback limits and solar panel height with the county staff.
Attempts in previous years to add requirements for Iowans who receive public benefits like Medicaid and food assistance failed to pass both chambers in the Iowa Legislature. A renewed effort is under way this year, with a new approach: Instead of pushing for just one or two big bills addressing public assistance programs, statehouse Republicans have broken the myriad proposals into a slew of bills running separately.
Iowa House Republican bills aim to tackle staffing, bed shortages
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ re-election campaign announced that it raised nearly $3.8 million in 2021 and finished the year with nearly $4.8 million its account. She faces re-election this year.
More than $87 billion has been legally wagered on sports since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law, and some 40 million Americans were expected to place bets on the NFL regular season that just ended.
Although the $13 million in tax revenue Iowa collects from sports betting is a relatively small pot of money in the state’s $9 billion-plus annual revenue stream, it has caught the attention of lawmakers.
With a change in Iowa law last year, Iowa barbershops are starting their own apprenticeship programs that allow would-be barbers to be paid while they learn from other barbers and through a state-approved curriculum. Some barbers say the state needs to provide more guidance to these new programs.
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