Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Added to the legislation was a ban on food assistance benefits from being used to purchase egg substitute products.

Also: Senate passed bill that would allow cities to limit the hours of problematic strip clubs.

The Senate has been hesitant to take up legislation dealing with eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines in Iowa.

Under the bill, cities with existing systems like Cedar Rapids would need to apply for approval but could continue using the cameras until the request is processed.

The bill, which would temporarily lift limits that would apply to the Boy Scouts, now heads to the Iowa House for consideration. Lawmakers face an April 19 deadline.

The measure, which Gov. Kim Reynolds called for in her annual Condition of the State address in January, sailed through the Legislature with unanimous support in February.

Also: New Iowa bipartisan law allows public money for religious charities

Rules meant to carry out a blocked Iowa law banning abortions early in pregnancy will move forward, while later this week the Iowa Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the state ban.

A state lawmaker says it may be time to consider repealing the state law that places a 5-cent deposit on most plastic and aluminum beer and soda containers

School, community still recovering from January school shooting

Also, Iowa attorney general celebrates stay of climate rule

On this week’s episode: consumable hemp products, meat alternative labeling, and the U. S. Surgeon General talks mental health

The bill would remove the most senior judge in the district from the judicial nominating commission. Instead, the governor would be allowed to appoint an additional member. With the addition, the governor would be able to appoint six — or a majority — of the members to each judicial nominating commission.

Also, House widens police, firefighter disability help

Also, nicotine vapes that are not approved by the feds would be banned from sale in Iowa under a bill also moving in the House