Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

“Iowans deserve to know who is writing their laws, and we will immediately be filing open records requests to get to the bottom of this,” said Matt Sinovic, executive director of Progress Iowa.

Iowa has joined more than a dozen other states in eliminating the statute of limitations for several child sex abuse crimes.

Legislative Democrats say it’s unfortunate they’ve been frozen out of end-of-session negotiations because there are some elements of Republican plans they could support.

DES MOINES — Majority Republican legislators have voted to punish communities that reduce law enforcement funding, but Senate Democrats warned …

Laws allow parents to teach driver’s ed to their children, school districts to end voluntary diversity programs and Iowans to get alcoholic beverages delivered to their homes.

Bill manager says the proposal is the only path forward to end Iowa’s legislative session.

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Tax compromise needed before budget proceeds

State would become 14th in nation to eliminate statute of limitations

Iowa House approves budgets without agreement with Iowa Senate

Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee unanimously supported

Trying to coax lawmakers to finish their 2021 legislative session, Gov. Kim Reynolds has offered a plan to accelerate tax cuts, shift mental health funding from counties to the state and eliminate a local government property tax backfill. But will it be enough for the House GOP?

Advocates call Iowa governor’s proposal ‘hurtful’

Health-care facilities granted exemption

DES MOINES — Lawmakers and activists opposed to abortion rights say they are on track to put what they call …