Articles Tagged: Iowa Senate

With its death ahead of this week’s legislative funnel, the bill is ineligible for consideration for the remainder of the 2023 session, although leadership could resurrect it

Also, senators intend to amend bill dissolving county compensation boards.

Recent polling has shown nearly 80 percent of Iowans oppose the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipelines. But the issue has divided Iowa lawmakers from both parties who are trying to balance competing interests of protecting landowners’ property rights and also protecting the future of Iowa’s ag economy.

Senate, House ideas differ, but goal is to prevent big spikes in bills

Republicans say the proposal would advance parents’ input in students’ education, while Democrats say the proposals marginalize LGBTQ students

Also, Senate passes bill to change SNAP and Medicaid eligibility

Iowa Republicans have pushed forward a bill that would change how county supervisors are elected in Johnson, Story and Black Hawk counties.

Also, House Speaker Grassley says further state income tax reductions not likely this year

State lawmakers debated what kind of impact the proposal would have on government services, including education.

If the proposal becomes law, Iowa would join 17 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the dispensing of birth control without a prescription.

Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government realignment proposal moved one step closer to law.

Iowa Democrats and some state employees say they’re concerned a bill that was introduced to reorganize state government will cut too many employees from Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, which could eliminate federal funding and reduce the services available to some Iowans.

Emboldened by six years of conservative reforms under their belts and multiple elections that expanded their majorities in the House and Senate, Iowa Republicans have felt empowered to push a more conservative agenda. It coincides with the 2024 GOP race for president, softening the ground for candidates to campaign on the same themes.

The lawmaker who crafted the proposal disagrees and says it is designed simply to protect Iowans’ personal information

LGBTQ Iowans say ban and other bills will harm their community, especially children