Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen will continue to talk about pay increases for judges until something changes and is encouraging Iowa judges to talk to their local lawmakers to make the case for a 6.2 percent increase. Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed 2 percent.

The first ‘funnel’ eliminated some bills from lawmaker consideration this year

GOP lawmakers advance bills that would give unborn children stronger legal protections

On this week’s episode, it was Funnel Week at the Iowa Legislature, and frankly I didn’t have the mental bandwidth to think about anything else, so that’s all we’re going to talk about.

Bills on education, gender and driving among those clearing first deadline.

Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball scoring record, bill would change a number of Iowa state election laws

Special education advocates call it an ‘improvement,’ but say changes are still needed.

In a new report, Sand says a state board’s rejection of his request for information during an audit is an example of Republican efforts to limit his office’s authority.

Iowa voters would no longer be able to return absentee ballots in drop boxes under legislation that also would make it harder to challenge Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the 2024 general election ballot.

But the The Iowa Senate was expected to advance Reynolds’ original proposal, with an amendment.

Also, lawmakers advance traffic camera ban, hands-free driving bill

Senate goes with governor’s plan, House offers more modest cuts

An Iowa government agency or official could hire a private accountant to perform its annual audit under legislation advanced Wednesday. It’s the second year GOP lawmakers have tried to limit powers of the Democratic state auditor.

A fiery exchange prompted Iowa House Democrats to walk out Tuesday of a House subcommittee meeting on a bill to make changes to the state’s election procedures and limit eligibility challenges for federal candidates — including to Donald Trump.

Also, a bill that combines a ban on automated traffic enforcement cameras with a requirement for only hands-free use of mobile devices while driving advanced.