Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

None of the state’s largest districts are considering allowing teachers or staff to be armed; the few districts that are, await word from their insurance company

Excessive restrictions get in the way of opportunities.

Lawsuits claim the state law is preempted by the federal farm bill; is unconstitutionally vague; and violates interstate commerce protections.

St. Ansgar Republican doesn’t give a reason for ending his reelection campaign.

Iowa restaurants are facing fines up to $180,000 for letting teens work longer hours than permitted under federal rules.

But ruling notes 'serious concerns' about law’s vagueness

Changes to Iowa’s special education system, regulations on consumable hemp and new procedures for traffic cameras are set to take effect July 1.

The Iowa Restaurant Association heralded it as a “legislative win” for its members when lawmakers relaxed rules on youth employment. Now, it's warning members to revert to following the stricter federal regulations for workers under 16.

Iowa’s Supreme Court is set to issue its decision Friday on whether or not to allow a strict abortion restriction to take effect, potentially delivering a dramatic shake-up to Iowa’s abortion laws.

Responding to demands from a state lawmaker and Iowa’s Human Society director – made last week after “disturbing” Capitol Hill testimony about “painful” research involving dogs – the University of Iowa reiterated its “unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of research animals.”

Also, Delhi Republican running as an independent for Congress.

Climbing Kites, a beverage manufacturer headquartered in Des Moines, and Field Day Brewing Co., a North Liberty producer of the “Day Dreamers” line of cannabis-infused sparkling water, filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District against the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

State is asking the federal appeals court to lift an injunction on the 2023 Iowa law.

Set to go into effect July 1, the law would allow state and local officials to deport immigrants who previously were deported or entered the country illegally

Faced with the proliferation of hemp-derived THC, Iowa lawmakers passed new restrictions on the sale of consumable hemp products. In doing so, they limit parents who give their child CBD — for some, the only seizure drug that works.