Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

The budget, which now goes before state lawmakers, includes her proposed private school scholarships

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds used her sixth Condition of the State address and larger Republican majorities in the Iowa Legislature to double down on and expand her push for school choice legislation.

Watch live as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her sixth Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Republican leaders laid out some priorities and called for ‘bold’ action Monday, the first day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.

A look at the numbers ahead of the 90th Iowa General Assembly, which begins today.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of Jan. 2

State legislative session begins Monday, Jan. 9

Rural schools, like North Iowa’s Forest City, fear it will sap what they already see as inadequate funding.

Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.

County auditors seeking more time to mail absentee ballots

Iowa lawmakers cast doubts over the proposal’s success. Meanwhile, other legislators plan to file additional bills regarding state water quality and environment.

Students with March for Our Lives Iowa said this week they plan to focus during the 2023 legislative session on firearm regulations that can hold up to the newly implemented state constitutional amendment.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

2023 legislative priorities include fully funding 4-year-old preschool, mental health

Although a Republican-led effort last year to change the way Iowa funds its public universities didn’t materialize, the concept isn’t dead — as lawmakers are airing plans to revisit the idea in the upcoming session in their debate over how much to give the state institutions.