Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

The bill comes as Iowa nursing homes face heightened scrutiny after multiple reports in the last year of deaths, abuse and neglect at long-term care facilities.

Iowa Republican lawmakers advanced a series of bills Tuesday intended to crack down on the distribution of obscene material to minors online by criminalizing some AI-generated porn, enhancing penalties for providing pornographic materials to minors, and requiring some businesses and social media platforms to verify users’ age.

Proponents said the legislation would make housing more affordable, but critics argued it would drive long-term costs higher for taxpayers

Also, Iowa auditor Rob Sand released a report suggesting middle- and lower-income Iowans have a higher property tax burden than high-income wage earners

The suit argues that the House Clerk cannot deny credentials based on political viewpoint or on the type of media for which a journalist reports.

Ryan Wise, former director of the Iowa Department of Education said he appreciates the “spirit” of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal but says “very rapid changes could negatively impact schools and kids.”

Many of the event’s speakers addressed the recent fatal school shooting in Perry, and in response called for more armed officers and armed school staff with firearms and active shooter training in schools.

Republican Iowa House Reps. Steve Holt and Skyler Wheeler levied heavy criticism of a pilot guaranteed income project underway in central Iowa

Protesters call for cease-fire, condemn resolution

Democratic lawmakers, saying they were left out of the talks, cast doubt on the changes.

Stiffer penalties called for swatting and CRPL hosts Dolly Parton Party

False threats were reported at Marion High School and other eastern Iowa schools Wednesday, on the same day that Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill that would make it a felony to make a false report of a serious crime to law enforcement.

Conversion therapy, the practice of attempting to convince gay people to become heterosexual, is widely discredited and opposed by medical and psychiatric organizations

Knowingly reporting fake information about serious crimes to law enforcement agencies in Iowa would be a felony under legislation advanced Wednesday in the Iowa House.

A state official says it would help streamline services offered to Iowans, align the goals of existing systems and eliminate redundancies in mental health and addiction treatment programs.