DES MOINES – Public safety officials want to ban hand-held cellphones while driving, Republicans want to bolster gun rights and …
Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
Government & Politics Jan. 8, 2021 6:30 am1761d ago
DES MOINES – Last year’s session brought historic change in social justice legislation, motivated by the Black Lives Matter protests …
Government & Politics Jan. 7, 2021 5:47 pm1762d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she has ‘paused” her Invest in Iowa tax-swap plan due to economic …
Government & Politics Jan. 7, 2021 11:18 am1762d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds is pushing for legislation requiring all school districts to offer a 100 percent in-person learning option. At …
Government & Politics Jan. 7, 2021 7:32 am1762d ago
There was a time when Iowa lawmakers took up funding for K-12 schools in the first month of each legislative …
Education Jan. 6, 2021 10:15 am1763d ago
Iowa lawmakers for years have refused to fund the Board of Regents’ full appropriations requests – at times delivering debilitating …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2021 3:04 pm1765d ago
DES MOINES – Statehouse Republicans – fortified by 2020 election successes – are hoping this year to resume revamping state …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2021 7:00 am1765d ago
A still-unresolved U.S. House race in Iowa has prompted election officials to call for legislative action to address the procedures …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2021 6:45 am1765d ago
Iowa’s process for drawing new legislative and congressional district lines is considered a model of non-partisanship that prevents gerrymandering – …
Government & Politics Jan. 4, 2021 5:45 am1765d ago
DES MOINES – With COVID-19 still spreading across Iowa, and public health experts warning that the pandemic’s deadliest days still …
Opinion Dec. 14, 2020 8:30 am1786d ago
Journalists who cover the Iowa Capitol come from a variety of media outlets based not just in Des Moines but …
Government & Politics Dec. 11, 2020 8:02 am1789d ago
DES MOINES – Fresh from his third election win, Adel Republican Jake Chapman is ready to take on a new …
Government & Politics Dec. 15, 2020 12:56 pm1785d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — One of Iowa’s largest business groups is joining Gov. Kim Reynolds’ efforts to persuade lawmakers to approve …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2020 1:37 pm1799d ago
DES MOINES – Republican leaders who hold majorities in the Iowa House and Senate for the next two years on …
Government & Politics Nov. 16, 2020 6:00 am1814d ago
DES MOINES – Statehouse Republicans say Iowa voters this month gave them a mandate to continue their conservative agenda, but …

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