The possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, thus sending abortion laws and regulations back to the individual states, raises questions about those laws in Iowa.
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Republicans say the bill will create more child care opportunities; Democrats say it will burden low-income families with higher child care costs
Governor and Senate Republicans are delaying adjournment in hopes that House Republicans will pass the bill.
Republicans say the bill will help address a shortage of child care workers; Democrats say it will not help, and could create dangerous scenarios with unsupervised teens monitoring multiple toddlers at day care centers
State Sen. Liz Mathis, a Democrat running to unseat Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s new 2nd District, is correct on claims about a GOP-backed bill to divert taxpayer funds toward private school tuition assistance.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Tucker Carlson is coming to Iowa, movement in the Iowa Legislature, Rob Sand in defense of Iowa’s courts, and Miller-Meeks’ 3% tweet.
Iowa will become just the fourth state with 16 weeks or fewer of state unemployment benefits under legislation that needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
State lawmakers on Tuesday approved with strong, bipartisan support a proposal to require that most Iowa gas stations sell the E15 blend of ethanol in at least one pump.
The Iowa Senate’s tax policy committee Monday approved Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal after making some changes, including the addition of another way for small gas stations to receive an exemption from the proposed requirements and financial assistance for potential equipment upgrades.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: The legislature is still in session, and Finkenauer’s ballot issues are resolved.
Under the new law, cities including Cedar Rapids and Iowa City will no longer be able to restrict firework sales to only certain zoning categories.
Under a spate of laws proposed or passed in at least 10 states including Iowa, elections administrators could see criminal charges and penalties that levy thousands of dollars in fines or even prison time for technical infractions of election statutes.
Advocates say the proposal does not go nearly far enough in increasing protections for mobile home owners and renters, and thus does little to address the recent proliferation of out-of-state companies that have bought mobile home lots and parks and increased rent and fees.
Senate Republicans passed legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work unsupervised in child care facilities, and allow child care centers to operate with one worker to every seven 2-year-olds, and one worker to every 10 3-year-olds.
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