Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

New Iowa law requires written parental permission for student to change pronouns, name

Legislative committee deadlocks on complaint against Cedar Rapids Democrat

One-third of Iowa counties are considered “maternity care deserts” without a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care and without any obstetric providers, according to a 2022 report by the March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on maternal and infant health.

Committee recommends cutting 256 boards to 140

Statehouse Republicans, in response, contend Iowa Democrats and the Biden administration are working together to misrepresent Iowa’s youth employment laws.

Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health.

How many accounts were approved for each of Iowa’s 99 counties? Find a map detailing the number of families in each county who’ve been approved to receive state money to pay for private school this year.

Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many have said they want to see more guidance from the state to clear up uncertainties. But one Republican lawmaker who supported the bill said, “It could not be more clear.”

Democrat says he doesn’t anticipate it disrupting legislative duties.

An Iowa state senator was arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor after refusing to abide by a law enforcement officer, according to a criminal complaint filed in court.

Reynolds and Bird say the Iowa Supreme Court should first determine which legal standard applies to abortion restrictions, then determine the new law, which is blocked by a temporary injunction, is constitutional.

Despite a recent law passed by the Iowa Legislature to eliminate some child labor restrictions, Iowa youth employment service providers say they have a harder time placing 14- and 15-year-old Iowans in jobs.

Last week, I opined that the special session called to pass a new “heartbeat” bill, legislation to restrict abortion after …

Court claim alleges the large jury award was used to to help persuade state lawmakers to pass tort-reform legislation that would save insurance companies millions by capping damages for malpractice.

Iowa state and federal lawmakers — from both sides off the political aisle — were in Washington on Wednesday as part of separate efforts seeking to advance policies to expand access to affordable child care.