Transportation secretary stopped at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Thursday to highlight federal investments he said will make for a better passenger experience and support job growth.
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In order to claim the new tax exemption, seniors must file applications with their local assessor offices on or before July 1.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand held news conferences, met with lawmakers and gathered letters from bipartisan leaders to try to stop a bill that would limit his access to state records. Now, with Senate File 478 sitting on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk awaiting her expected signature, Sand is taking his case on the road.
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths.
Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation, or ready-made bills suggested to lawmakers by interest groups, an Associated Press analysis has found.
At least 17 states, including Iowa, have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. An Associated Press analysis found that often those bills sprang not from grassroots or constituent demand, but from the pens of a handful of conservative interest groups.
Got questions about new property tax exemptions for Iowa seniors and for military veterans? We’ve got answers.
State-funded child care expands as do parent work requirements and payments to child care centers
Statehouse Republicans who passed the bill say the federal labor department is working off old information or misunderstanding the legislation.
Democrats argue Republicans are intentionally underfunding education in Iowa, noting the state has a nearly $2 billion general fund budget surplus, full cash reserves and a Taxpayer Relief Fund projected to total nearly $3.4 billion by the end of next fiscal year.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 513 into law Tuesday, moving motor vehicle enforcement duties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety.
Iowa law provides new property tax exemptions for Iowans age 65 and older and for military veterans.
Gov. Kim Reynolds will sign a handful of bills on a tour across the state this week, holding public ceremonies to enact laws dealing with fentanyl, child care, vehicle enforcement and butcheries.
Iowans who sue after being struck by a commercial vehicle would be limited to receiving $5 million for pain and suffering.
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