Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Iowa has yet to implement large portions of a 2023 law that established new requirements and regular checks for Iowans receiving public assistance benefits to determine their eligibility.

A new state law changed the funding and operations of Iowa’s nine Area Education Agencies; Gov. Reynolds said the changes will provide accountability and send more funding directly to schools

A Republican will not appear on the fall ballot to challenge a Democratic incumbent for a local statehouse seat after the chair of a Linn County GOP special nominating convention refused to certify the results.

State now considers the strips to be illegal drug paraphernalia.

Linn GOP nominates candidates at convention for auditor, Iowa House races

School districts would not be required to arm staff. Rather, the new law provides requirements for those districts that choose to do so.

The federal appeals court ruling overturns a lower court’s injunction that had paused the 2023 law

Local elected officials and community advocates stood next to a 20-foot inflatable IUD used as a symbol as part of a national campaign to protect the right to contraception amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States.

Beverage producers in Iowa have launched new cannabis-infused drinks after a federal judge last month refused to block enforcement of a new state law restricting the THC potency in consumable hemp products.

The positions were created by the new, Republican-approved Iowa law that overhauled the operations and funding of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies

Democrats aim to use support for abortion rights to electoral advantage

An Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy takes effect today.

Iowa Workforce Development granted waivers to two Iowa employers to train 16- and 17-year-olds to perform hazardous work, despite federal restrictions and safety concerns, including risk of amputation.

Ruling: State rules cleared up vagueness in new law

New restrictions banning most abortions in Iowa will take effect Monday, July 29. District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell issued an order dissolving an injunction that has blocked the new restrictions from going into place.