In 2018, Iowa lawmakers passed a bill that critics at the time warned would “eviscerate” energy saving programs in the state.
Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
Government & Politics Jul. 1, 2021 10:48 pm1655d ago
Double-digit bounce after pandemic pause
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 4, 2021 2:17 pm1652d ago
Her decision leads Sami Scheetz to withdraw and announce his bid in Bennett’s House 65 district in southeast Cedar Rapids
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 30, 2021 1:30 pm1656d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court issued a 6-1 ruling upholding a 2019 state law that blocks Planned Parenthood from receiving federal grants to offer sex education and other related services.
Campaigns & Elections Jun. 29, 2021 3:13 pm1657d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — A third Democrat is looking at jumping into an open-seat race in an Iowa Senate District in …
Government & Politics Jun. 28, 2021 7:00 am1658d ago
Former Cedar Rapids teacher is inducted into Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame.
News Jun. 28, 2021 6:30 am1658d ago
This is the sixth time Iowa has provided public funds to expand its broadband infrastructure. The dollar amount is high — twice the size of the next largest round — and a new method of assessing need means a larger area will be eligible for improvements.
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 22, 2021 5:34 pm1664d ago
District Court Judge Mitchell Turner issued a ruling that declared the 2020 law unconstitutional. Abortion rights advocates had asserted it placed an undue burden on women seeking the medical procedure.
State Government Jun. 21, 2021 6:45 am1665d ago
Iowa consumers collected $57.1 million in deposits from returned containers and “lost” $32.3 million on containers that were not recycled, a 2018 report showed.
Government & Politics Jun. 21, 2021 6:45 am1665d ago
You can file a complaint. But prosecutors are busy with violent crimes and felonies.
State Government Jun. 18, 2021 9:24 am1668d ago
Legislative Democrats criticized the GOP governor and majority Republican legislative leaders for walking away from a call for unity over racial justice issues and signing a bill that a nonpartisan legislative analysis projected would have a disproportionate negative impact on minority Iowans.
State Government Jun. 25, 2021 2:30 pm1661d ago
New law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday moves funding from loca property taxes to state
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 15, 2021 5:30 pm1671d ago
Breanna Oxley announced she will be running for Iowa State Senate District 33 seat after long-time lawmaker Sen. Rob Hogg announced he would not be seeking re-election.
Government & Politics Jun. 15, 2021 9:48 am1671d ago
DES MOINES — Iowans for the first time had the option this year to virtually observe — and in some …
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Jun. 14, 2021 9:05 pm1672d ago
Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights was selected to fill the top leadership post after Rep. Todd Prichard of Charles City announced last month he was stepping down.

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