Under two years from the 2025 deadline Iowa set for itself seven years ago to get at least 70 percent of its workforce some form of education or training after high school, a new Gallup poll out Tuesday reveals confidence in higher education has plummeted — especially among Republicans.
Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.
Under a condition of one settlement, the courts will resolve any future open records disputes with the plaintiffs — two Iowa news organizations and an advocacy group for government transparency — over the course of one year.
New law applies “assets test,” adds rigorous eligibility verification
The new law allows 14- to 17-year-old Iowans to work more jobs at longer hours, creating more opportunities, according to supporters, while critics say it will put children in harm’s way in the workplace
State-funded child care expands as do parent work requirements and payments to child care centers
Statehouse Republicans who passed the bill say the federal labor department is working off old information or misunderstanding the legislation.
Another bill signed into law creates punishments for ransomware attacks
The governor said she does not feel that reports of some Iowa private schools increasing tuition weakens the state’s new financial assistance program
While many significant pieces of legislation passed the Republican-controlled body, others failed to garner enough support this year
Gov. Kim Reynolds and her fellow Republicans say the measure is just the first step in a multiyear process of addressing Iowans’ property taxes
Also, more of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointments to state boards and commissions received tepid approval from state lawmakers
The new law reduces the number of cabinet-level state agencies from 37 to 16, and eliminates hundreds of vacant state government positions.
LGBTQ Iowans say ban and other bills will harm their community, especially children
The Iowa Senate voted 34-15 Tuesday to advance Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to reorganize state government. Senate Democrats presented 11 amendments to the bill, most proposing to strike a proposed change and keep a state agency where it currently resides within state government. All of the Democrats’ proposals were rejected by Republicans.
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