Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds urges fellow Republicans to continue their ‘bold and decisive leadership.’

GOP leaders say they won’t act to further restrict abortion until court rules on ‘fetal heartbeat’ law.

But Democrats say more accountability is needed following reports of neglect.

Just before the new year, a federal judge in Iowa temporarily enjoined the implementation of parts of Senate File 496, …

The hottest topics were about energy, pipelines and farmland ownership. Water quality may get limited exposure through a bill that seeks to relax restrictions on developers. Because Republicans have majorities in the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives, what their caucus wants, they likely will get.

Recap of news from across the state

Republicans say an overhaul of the state’s boards and commissions is long overdue; Democrats express concern that some reductions could impact the quality of professionals in Iowa and safety of Iowans.

The warnings came during a public hearing in advance of a state board meeting Jan. 12 to review feedback and further consider rules for the implementation of a law - currently blocked by the courts -- that would ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley has served in the Legislature nearly 18 years and has never — over that span — seen it undertake a broad review of “how we deliver higher education.”

Commenters on Wednesday said the proposed rules did not go far enough in clarifying the intent of the legislation and would lead to far too many books being removed from school library shelves.

The governor heard from groups requesting additional tax cuts, as well as support for child care, apprenticeships and mental health services during a public hearing Wednesday.

Secretary of State Paul Pate is imploring state lawmakers to pass legislation that would streamline the state’s recount process after inconsistencies were found during the 2020 recount of a historically close congressional election

School leaders ask state lawmakers to increase State Supplemental Aid by 5 percent, above the rate of recent increases.

Both play big roles as Iowa’s workforce continues to be limited across all industry sectors.

Legislative leaders say they won’t revisit the so-called ‘culture wars’ this session.