In a new era allowing college athletes to receive education-related compensation and make money off their name, image, and likeness, an Iowa lawmaker is looking to empower the Board of Regents to “fix the compensation for student athletes” at its public universities.
A proposal increases the number of two-year-olds one care center staff member can watch.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign reported raising nearly $4.8 million in donations in 2021. Her highest profile Democratic challenger, Deidre DeJear, reported raising nearly $287,000.
Local governments or law enforcement officers who enforce federal gun regulations would be subject to $50,000 fines under a legislative proposal advanced Wednesday by Iowa Senate Republicans. The proposal, which Senate Republicans have titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, would nullify any federal gun regulations that exceed Iowa state law.
The organizations held the news conference to highlight action by Republican Senate leaders to remove reporters from the chamber's floor, where they had greater access to legislators.
Attempts in previous years to add requirements for Iowans who receive public benefits like Medicaid and food assistance failed to pass both chambers in the Iowa Legislature. A renewed effort is under way this year, with a new approach: Instead of pushing for just one or two big bills addressing public assistance programs, statehouse Republicans have broken the myriad proposals into a slew of bills running separately.
Iowa House Republican bills aim to tackle staffing, bed shortages
Gov. Kim Reynolds ignores the basics with the tax proposal she announced in her Condition of the State address.
Come for a job interview, stay because you have a court date for your marijuana arrest.
Although the $13 million in tax revenue Iowa collects from sports betting is a relatively small pot of money in the state’s $9 billion-plus annual revenue stream, it has caught the attention of lawmakers.
In four years, every Iowan’s income would be taxed at 4 percent under a new proposal from Gov. Kim Reynolds, who introduced her proposed flat tax during her annual condition of the state address to the Iowa Legislature this past week. Flat taxes have their fair share of both supporters and critics.
Republicans who complain reporters don’t get it right are now making it more difficult to get it right.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, the Iowa legislature is in session, the federal Voting Rights bill, and Governor Reynolds' proposed flat tax.
Davenport Democratic state lawmaker Jim Lykam will not seek reelection to the Iowa Senate. He will retire after serving out this current term through 2022.
Educators in Iowa have been relaying their concerns with opening-day remarks made by Republican Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman, who accused teachers of having a “sinister agenda” regarding books in school libraries, Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday.
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