Legislation designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies by regulating third-party health care companies known as pharmacy benefit managers is once again moving in the Iowa Capitol.
Republican Bernie Hayes is running against Democrat Angel Ramirez in the special election to represent Iowa House District 78, which includes a section of northeast Cedar Rapids and a broad swath of southeast Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids schools to continue to offer free, half-day preschool at Truman and other elementary schools while state lawmakers have not acted on funding for full-day programs.
Energy companies with infrastructure in Iowa would have the first opportunity to build new electric transmission lines, and nuclear growth would be encouraged under legislation proposed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. But how would the legislation impact Iowans’ energy bills? On that, there is much disagreement.
The suit, filed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and announced by her office Friday, aims to stop the release of several office communications to the Des Moines Register on the grounds of “executive privilege.”
If it becomes law, House File 1032 would award matching funds up to $100,000 to grocery stores in rural areas for projects including utility upgrades, equipment, furnishings, professional services and technology.
Also in Capitol Notebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ child care and preschool proposal passes the Iowa Senate
The Board of Regents this week is getting ahead of proposed legislation this session by making a handful of policy changes in advance of the bills’ passage — including limiting annual tuition increases for resident in-state students going forward.
Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong warnings and objections from public health professionals, veterinarians and the Iowa State Dairy Association.
Also, Iowa house approves bill that would allow Iowans to establish catastrophic savings accounts
The bill’s sponsor said events that could qualify for grant funding would be “larger scope, things like PGA, NFL, NBA or NCAA” and “Taylor Swift concerts at Kinnick” to make Iowa competitive with other states trying to attract high-profile events.
In other state government news Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags across Iowa fly at half-mast to honor Pope Francis, who died Monday.
After more than two years of budget reductions — which included closing an elementary school in Hills — the Iowa City Community School District is “not in a cutting mode” this fiscal year.
A bill advanced from the Iowa House last week that would regulate anaerobic digesters, or systems that break down organic material in an oxygen-deprived system to produce usable biogas and fertilizer, at animal feeding operations.
Early voting begins this week as Republican Bernie Hayes faces Democrat Angel Ramirez to represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the Iowa House.
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