Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

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.

Local union members and labor leaders gathered in Cedar Rapids Monday to call on Iowa lawmakers to restore collective bargaining rights for public workers.

The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations

Legislative committee declines to delay changes

In Senate, he stalled limits on eminent domain

Called on in a pinch, J.D. Scholten pitches for two victories.