Iowa lawmakers gave final, unanimous approval Monday to a bill that sets guidelines for disciplining disruptive and violent students in public K-12 schools.
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Iowa lawmakers gave final, unanimous approval Monday to a bill that sets guidelines for disciplining disruptive and violent students in public K-12 schools.
The bill, as amended, no longer requires that caucus participants register with a party at least 70 days in advance of the caucuses. Instead, parties could determine their own participation rules for their caucuses.
With the state budgeting process underway, lawmakers are hoping to finish that up and pass lingering policy bills by the end of the week.
Legislators are focused on two proposals, but are running out of time to come to an agreement this session.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for two more counties in response to Mississippi River flooding on Friday.
Projecting what the Iowa Legislature will and will not get done in its upcoming final days
But they want year-round sales to become permanent
They think revised bill is more likely to pass Iowa Senate
Bills would direct more money to the Iowa governor’s office, maternal health care and foreign animal disease preparedness, and away from water quality monitoring.
Three Iowa energy projects -- and their communities -- stand to benefit from a proposed green hydrogen hub seeking $1 billion in federal money.
“The bill is the greatest pro-corruption bill and the worst perversion of checks and balances in Iowa’s history because it lets state government hide documents from auditors, and ends judicial review of such decisions,” Auditor Rob Sand said afterwards.
Under a bill advanced by Iowa lawmakers Wednesday, more families would qualify for child care assistance, but they would also be required to work more hours to receive such assistance.
A panel voted unanimously Wednesday to dismiss an ethics complaint against Sen. Molly Donahue over her social media posts referring to members of Moms for Liberty as “terrorists.”
The Iowa Senate passed a budget Tuesday that could zero out funding for river and stream sensors that measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.
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