Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

A rush is on in the Iowa Legislature to fix an oversight resulting from a previously passed property tax reform package that could mean potentially millions of dollars in lost revenue for some Iowa cities.

Iowa Democrats recently were stripped of their envied leadoff position in the nation’s presidential nominating process

Delivery of a drug resulting in a death would carry up to a 25-year sentence under a bill proposed by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.

Medical officials say without a cap, Iowa will have a difficult time keeping physicians; opponents say it puts a price tag on a wronged person’s well-being

“For the first time, we’re funding students instead of a system,” the governor said. “We’re rejecting the idea that the answer to improving education is simply throwing more money into the same system.”

Iowa voters would have the potential to recall an elected official under a proposed amendment that advanced in the Iowa Senate Tuesday.

Iowa House lawmakers advanced legislation supporters say could provide a financial lifeline to Iowa’s small, rural hospitals that face closure.

A tenure ban is shelved again, but more reviews of faculty may be proposed.

Use these interactive maps to see which three Republican Iowa senators and nine Republican Iowa representatives broke with the majority party to vote against the private education assistance bill.

Nine Republicans in the House and three in the Senate broke with the majority party to oppose the measure, which will cost $345 million annually when fully implemented.

Educators say the legislation would restrict the school infrastructure projects.

The House was considered the final potential stumbling block for the proposal; the bill passed both the House and Senate by early Tuesday.

Both private industry and the public sector struggle with finding people with the expertise to respond to the attacks.

Five bills introduced by Sen. Jeff Taylor, a Sioux Center Republican, would curtail eminent domain opportunities for hazardous liquid pipeline companies, limit their ability to conduct land surveys and negotiate easements for that land and require them to identify their investors.

Some private school families sacrifice to prioritize providing their children faith-based education. Other say public money should stay in public education.