The Kansas native who has been the group’s executive director since 2012 has developed a research-based communications strategy that he hopes will help progressives better connect with their fellow Iowans
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The Kansas native who has been the group’s executive director since 2012 has developed a research-based communications strategy that he hopes will help progressives better connect with their fellow Iowans
Iowa Republicans will consider a similar bill to that so-called “fetal heartbeat” bill that passed in 2018 but was blocked by the courts. The new bill, which was introduced on Friday, would ban abortions after cardiac activity is detected in a fetus, with some exceptions.
On the podcast this week, a special legislative session on abortion, some big ESA numbers, Gov. Reynolds joins the mammas for Casey DeSantis, Mike Pence is back in Iowa, Iowa’s ag secretary talks land ownership, and the Davenport city council pulls the plug on public comments.
Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith says the time has come to raise the annual limit because the increasing cost of college has outpaced inflation. In 2000, two years after College Savings Iowa was created, the average cost of college was $8,653 for a four-year public college and $21,856 for a four-year private school; in 2020, those averages were $21,878 for a public school and $47,961 for a private college.
Advocates call on supporters to contact legislators before Tuesday’s special legislative session
The state said Thursday it has approved more than 17,500 applications. The majority of those approved applications have come from students who already attend a private school.
State also auctioning unclaimed safe deposit boxes, Treasurer Roby Smith says
Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.
A bill passed during this year’s legislative session made the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement division part of the state patrol.
Iowa’s EV charging landscape still is uneven, with metro areas generally having enough charging stations -- although not always fast chargers -- but some rural communities lacking even one public charging station.
Starting today, Iowa teens ages 14 to 17 can work more jobs at longer hours, low-income families will face new requirements for receiving public benefits such as food assistance, and more Iowa parents will qualify for child care assistance, but will have to work more hours to remain eligible.
Also, Reynolds issues disaster proclamation due to severe weather in three counties
Interest among Iowa families for a new state-funded private school financial assistance program continues to grow -- as does the potential cost to the state.
On the podcast this week, Bidenomics is coming to a town near you, new laws and government reorganization take effect over the weekend, and one board to rule them all is convened.
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