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Republican House Speaker Pat Grassley and other statehouse leaders say they have no interest in pursuing changes to the state-run retirement program for public employees despite a proposal from a state government efficiency panel last week.

A former investment officer with the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System alleges he was wrongly fired after reporting the state’s pension system was routinely overstating its performance, concealing certain expenses and understating its investment risk.

Also, Republicans advanced a measure to ban future guaranteed basic income programs in Iowa.

Another bill would add penalties for cities, counties that regulate firearms

Democrats opposed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ appointments of former House member Erik Helland and Jane Dufoe to the Public Employment Relations Board.

Iowans’ income from retirement programs would no longer be taxed by the state under a legislative proposal from Iowa House Republicans.