All three members of a House Judiciary subcommittee said they will not sign off on moving the bill forward, following roughly an hour of testimony from transgender Iowans, school safety advocates, attorneys and civil rights activists.
Republican Rep. David Young of Van Meter, an assistant Republican leader in the House, expressed skepticism about the bill’s future in the chamber,
Although the skywalk spanning Market Street connecting portions of the historic Mercy Hospital campus on Wednesday morning still boasted that 150-year-old name and its teal and white colors, a sign along the street below announced Mercy’s new owner and new name: University of Iowa Health Care "Downtown Campus.“
An Iowa House subcommittee unanimously approved a bill to allow the Iowa Legislature to intervene in a permitting process of a pipeline or other energy project seeking to use eminent domain.
Eight metro area Catholic schools uniting under one PK-12 school system as of July 1
He is charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old non-custodial son, who authoritiss say is now safe,
The Satanic Temple has filed a damage estimate putting the cost to replace the statute at $3,000. The group is also requesting $3,299.55 in restitution for “travel and security expenses” for “food, lodging, van rental, communications equipment and bullet proof vests that were a necessity in completing the task of removing our holiday display at the state capitol.”
Adam McWherter — who died on Jan. 20, 10 days after he was hit by a car while sledding — was not afraid to be himself, even though he was still figuring out who that was, according to his mother Amanda McWherter.
Independently-run public schools give families choice, charter school advocates say. Cedar Rapids’ three new charter schools could enroll more than 1,500 students when they’re up and running.
New book imagines where critters might go for vacation
Also, lawmakers advance a bill allowing families to monitor nursing home residents.
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