Attorneys representing Iowa teachers and students have filed a new request asking a federal district court again block an Iowa law that has resulted in the removal of hundreds of books from Iowa public schools, including literary classics and those by Nobel Prize winners.
Also, Iowa AG demands company stop suspected scam robocalls
Also in the Capitol Notebook: State board approves $6.35M investment to expand ethanol, biodiesel availability.
Also, Iowa AG Bird joins lawsuit against federal law to cap rates and limit fees on phone calls by inmates
Also, Iowa Republican AG demands info from Democratic fundraiser ActBlue
Also, Iowa AG Bird has sued a Washington state company over abandoned wind turbine blades
The U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights organizations sued to stop the Iowa law, which would allow state law enforcement to arrest and force the removal of immigrants in Iowa if they had previously been denied entry into the country.
A case involving alleged registration and voting by a legal U.S. resident without U.S. citizenship in an Iowa city’s local elections will be prosecuted by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office.
Also, Iowa’s unemployment rate ticked up in August
Also in Capitol Notebook: Iowa AG names prosecutor to statewide cold case unit
3 Libertarian Congressional candidates are challenging the State Objections Panel’s 2-1 ruling that would remove them from the November ballot
Iowa’s Safe Haven Law allows parents in crisis who determine they cannot care for an infant up to 90 days old to relinquish the infant to the state
Bird said she plans to propose a constitutional amendment in the wake of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that said defendants must be able to face witnesses, including children
Iowa Attorney General claims social media giant lied to parents about inappropriate videos available to minors
The State Objection Panel’s 2-1 vote upholds an objection to the Congressional candidacies of Nicholas Gluba, Marco Battaglia and Charles Aldrich, who may challenge the ruling in court or run as write-ins
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