Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

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.

A year after enacting stricter requirements for Iowans who receive unemployment, a new Republican bill would require Iowans to conduct more job searches in order to earn benefits.

The proposal, which is opposed by Republicans, would also expunge previous, non-violent marijuana convictions and expand the state’s medical cannabis program.

A hearing Monday on Iowa school districts’ processes for reviewing and removing school library books and materials some parents and community members deem obscene devolved into testy exchanges between Democrats and Republicans

Iowa property owners are off the hook for about $130 million in taxes they would have otherwise paid under an erroneous assessment formula, but local governments are left holding the bag under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

While the proposal restates existing law, county attorneys worry it could enable the AG to undermine their work

Also, Senate axes retail birth control from health care bill