Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 31, 2023 5:10 pm15h ago
House and Senate Republicans differ on approach
On Iowa Politics Mar. 31, 2023 9:15 pm11h ago
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: School swatting calls, Iowa’s baseball bill, Reynolds’ birth control bill, eminent domain, K-12 education policy and more.
Erin Murphy, Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Mar. 31, 2023 5:32 pm14h ago
Education policy dealing with graphic materials and the teaching of gender identity passed, but a bill regulating carbon capture pipelines did not
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 30, 2023 5:52 pm1d ago
Lawmakers to hold public hearing on a bill that would alter eligibility requirements for Iowans to qualify for food and health care assistance.
Government & Politics Mar. 30, 2023 8:31 pm1d ago
Iowa Republican House lawmakers have proposed a measure that would require parental consent before children under the age of 18 can use social media.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 31, 2023 5:40 pm14h ago
Rob Sand, the lone Democrat to hold statewide office, said if Republicans want to target him directly, they should hurl insults, not advance legislation he said will harm Iowa taxpayers.
By Caleb McCullough and Tom Barton - Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 29, 2023 5:07 pm2d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa House and Senate lawmakers advanced bills restricting certain instruction and library books in Iowa schools and allowing teachers to remove disruptive students from classrooms on Wednesday.
State Government Mar. 31, 2023 3:41 pm16h ago
The legislation that has stalled in previous years appears to have more momentum this session.
Government & Politics Mar. 29, 2023 2:40 pm2d ago
Bill advances that would apply asset tests to applicants
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Mar. 29, 2023 10:19 am2d ago
State senators now must consider changes House made to bill
State Government Mar. 29, 2023 2:41 pm2d ago
With its death ahead of this week’s legislative funnel, the bill is ineligible for consideration for the remainder of the 2023 session, although leadership could resurrect it
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 27, 2023 6:07 pm4d ago
Also, senators intend to amend bill dissolving county compensation boards.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
News Mar. 26, 2023 6:00 am8d ago
A look back at the top news stories from the week of March 20
Government & Politics Mar. 26, 2023 5:00 am6d ago
Recent polling has shown nearly 80 percent of Iowans oppose the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipelines. But the issue has divided Iowa lawmakers from both parties who are trying to balance competing interests of protecting landowners’ property rights and also protecting the future of Iowa’s ag economy.