Inspired by the tragic drowning of a Tiffin teen last April, two state senators hope to create a law punishing …
Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
By Mason Dockter, Sioux City Journal
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2021 7:30 pm1726d ago
SERGEANT BLUFF – State Sen. Jim Carlin, R- Sioux City, will announce on Monday his candidacy for the U.S. Senate …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2021 5:33 pm1726d ago
JOHNSTON – Legislative proposals to bar transgender Iowa students from using bathrooms that match their gender identity appear unlikely to …
Education Feb. 12, 2021 7:59 am1726d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Public school boards across the state are voicing their opposition to a bill backed by Gov. Kim …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 6:36 pm1728d ago
DES MOINES – The House approved a legislative package that aims to address a workforce shortage by increasing the access …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 4:57 pm1728d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa senators pushed forward a number of hot-button issues in the legislative process Wednesday – including bills …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 4:28 pm1728d ago
DES MOINES – State Auditor Rob Sand and lawmakers are at odds over his proposal to change Iowa law to …
Education Feb. 10, 2021 5:46 pm1728d ago
A Republican senator from western Iowa has proposed a bill requiring the Board of Regents to survey all university employees …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 6:30 pm1729d ago
The Iowa Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to spend $21 million from the general fund on a new computer …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:57 pm1729d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 32-17 Tuesday to approve a 2.2 percent increase in base funding for K-12 …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:51 pm1729d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa court system is asking the Legislature for $9 million investment in human capital largely to …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 7:08 pm1729d ago
DES MOINES – A proposal to reduce funding for any Iowa school district whose teachers use a New York Times …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:43 pm1729d ago
DES MOINES – Advocates for a moratorium on factory farms warned that time is running out for Iowa, but conceded …
Education Feb. 9, 2021 2:55 pm1729d ago
IOWA CITY – Iowa’s public universities for years have touted the billions they bring to the state through research and …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2021 7:30 pm1730d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Republicans on Monday advanced separate funding bills they say will meet the needs of K-12 schools …

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