Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Cedar Rapids school board meets with lawmakers to discuss preschool, cell phone bans and other priorities in advance of the upcoming session of the Iowa Legislature.

The Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference projects slightly better state revenue numbers than it did in October, but revenue still is expected to fall short of current state spending levels.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: A campaign is launched for hands-free driving law.

A task force is charged with making any recommendations for further changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies after a new state law went into effect this year.

Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed district associate judges in Western Iowa

Iowa anti-hunger advocates called on state leaders to participate in a summer federal food benefits program and raise income-eligibility requirements to fight hunger in Iowa.

At least eight states have such bans, which proponents say prevent students from being distracted during school instruction time and also help address concerns about students’ mental health.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds accepts honor for the state’s tax policy

Iowa had requested a waiver from the federal ag department to prohibit SNAP benefits from being used to purchase lab-grown meat or egg substitute products; USDA denied the request

Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?

Public comments are being gathered and a public hearing on the proposed rules is scheduled for December in Des Moines.

Jack Whitver will continue to lead Republicans in the Iowa Senate as treatment on his brain tumor continues, Iowa Senate Republicans announced Tuesday.

Also in the Capitol Notebook, Also, Iowa’s Ashley Hinson not seeking to replace New York’s Elise Stefanik in House GOP leadership

The chair of the Iowa House Education Appropriations Committee on Thursday afternoon called on University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson to terminate a UI Health Care fellow for a comment he posted on X following the presidential election.

Unofficial results show that Republicans — who already had among their largest majorities in decades going into the election — gained one seat in the Senate and three in the House.