Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

Union workers from across Iowa gathered at the State Capitol Monday to protest proposals loosening state child labor laws.

In voting down the bill, Sen. Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, cast doubt on the likelihood of any bill restricting eminent domain powers for pipelines making it out of the Iowa Legislature this session.

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The state paid a Virginia-based consulting firm nearly $1 million to interview state officials and make recommendations, which are now in Reynolds’ 1,600-page bill.

Iowa House CO2 pipeline bill andlimits on gender identity teaching are likely to clear ‘funnel.’

Some video conferencing users have posted Nazi symbols and pornographic videos during legislative hearings at the Iowa Capitol

The move would contradict the guidance of several major medical groups, including the American Medical Association, the American Pediatric Association and the American Association of Psychiatrists.

Republican state lawmakers continued to advance bills opponents say target and discriminate against Iowa’s LGBTQ community.

New proposals also include storing ballot records and allowing cross-county challenges to voter registration.

Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government reorganization bill passed out of a Senate committee

Local elections officials expressed some support for the proposal, which comes after multiple recounts in Iowa’s recent election cycles.

There are at least 10 Iowa cities that have traffic cameras in place, including Cedar Rapids.

The bill aims to provide property tax reductions while setting a consistent sales tax rate across the state.

Another bill would allow adults to have guns in vehicles on school grounds.

But the House bill faces an uncertain fate in Senate as ethanol industry says it spells ruin.