Articles Tagged: Iowa House

The bill also creates a new state crime of human smuggling for undocumented immigrants.

Proposal now goes to the Senate, which has another plan

Mediapolis Republican asks how many ‘illegal immigrants’ each campus has

The Iowa State University police administrative adviser who has stepped in three times now as the campus’ interim equal opportunity director and Title IX coordinator has been named sole finalist to assume the job permanently.

According to a national public-university assessment on what increasingly is referred to in critical terms like “administrative bloat,” Iowa essentially is tied with Hawaii for spending the least on administrators, according to a new Board of Regents report.

Supporters of the bill, which calls for a constitutional amendment, include tax policy groups, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and Iowa Bankers Association. Critics include the progressive advocacy group Common Good Iowa and the Iowa Catholic Conference.

Democrats vehemently opposed the bill, arguing it would make it harder for certain Iowans to cast a ballot. Republicans said the bill aims to maintain the highest level of election integrity in Iowa.

Should the state adopt into law a bill that passed the Iowa House this week aiming to restructure the Board of Regents and its powers while also capping tuition costs and diversity programming, Iowa’s public universities could take a financial hit in the millions.

Recap of news from across the state

The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.

A bill Republicans say will strengthen protections for religious expressions in Iowa that Democrats contend would give legal cover to discriminate against LGTBQ Iowans and others is headed to Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.

Police support bill that would require state approval before cities install devices

The Iowa House on Thursday passed a bill that reorganizes the funding and oversight of Iowa’s area education agencies, the first major milestone for the proposal after lawmakers spent the past two months weighing changes to the state’s special education network.

Iowa House Republicans passed a bill late Wednesday night that would create a new permitting process for Iowa school districts to arm trained staff. Under the bill, identities of school staff issued a weapons permit would be confidential and not subject to disclosure under Iowa’s open records law.

Iowa libraries and museums warn of financial losses as a result of property tax changes signed into law last year.