Iowa House lawmakers this week advanced several bills aimed at closing Iowa's growing shortage of physicians.
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Iowa House lawmakers this week advanced several bills aimed at closing Iowa's growing shortage of physicians.
In-person early voting starts Thursday to fill vacant District C in the March 4 general election.
Medical practitioners, health care institutions and patients would be given broader allowance for consciously objecting to receiving or administering certain forms of medical care under proposed legislation in the Iowa legislature.
Also, ticket bot ban, which seeks to stop web applications from buying large numbers of concert tickets and reselling them for more on the secondary market, passes the Senate
House File 115 would require Iowa colleges and universities to establish policies prohibiting students, faculty and staff on nonimmigrant visas from “publicly espousing terrorist activity related to an ongoing conflict or ... persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity related to an ongoing conflict or to support a terrorist organization unless it is the policy or practice of the United States to support such activity or organization.”
Thirty acres of the former Transamerica site at Edgewood Road and 42nd Street in northeast Cedar Rapids would be used for commercial development, while 19 acres would become home to Cedar Rapids Prep, a new charter school set to open this year.
A so-called anti-SLAPP law is moving farther in the Iowa Legislature than it has in the past; it would allow Iowans to request expedited dismissal of a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds
Sky watchers claim Iowans have been exposed to chemicals and nanotechnology as part of governmental programs to control the weather and climate.
Reynolds explained her comments made during an exchange with a Democratic Congressman in a U.S. House committee hearing last week
Reynolds named the new Iowa task force Iowa DOGE, echoing the federal Department of Government Efficiency created by President Donald Trump and led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Also, Iowans protest bill that would shield pesticide companies over failure to warn consumers about health risks of their products
Iowa’s Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously Monday to deny a request by Riverside Casino & Golf Resort to immediately pause issuance of a gambling license in Linn County. They said the issue is one for Iowa courts to decide.
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