At-home tests, which aren’t required to be reported, have grown in popularity — and have made the state’s weekly COVID-19 data reporting “less meaningful,” according to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
New proposals also include storing ballot records and allowing cross-county challenges to voter registration.
Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping state government reorganization bill passed out of a Senate committee
Local elections officials expressed some support for the proposal, which comes after multiple recounts in Iowa’s recent election cycles.
There are at least 10 Iowa cities that have traffic cameras in place, including Cedar Rapids.
Another bill would allow adults to have guns in vehicles on school grounds.
But the House bill faces an uncertain fate in Senate as ethanol industry says it spells ruin.
The proposal, which is opposed by Republicans, would also expunge previous, non-violent marijuana convictions and expand the state’s medical cannabis program.
Iowa property owners are off the hook for about $130 million in taxes they would have otherwise paid under an erroneous assessment formula, but local governments are left holding the bag under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
While the proposal restates existing law, county attorneys worry it could enable the AG to undermine their work
Also, Senate axes retail birth control from health care bill
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the latest from the 2024 campaign trail, and back at the Iowa Capitol the big topics include government reorganization and pipelines.
The House bill would require pipeline companies to obtain 90 percent of the miles along their proposed route through voluntary easements before being granted eminent domain authority.
Proponents of the legislation said it’s needed to help contain insurance costs for hospitals, and to help recruit and retain doctors, especially in rural areas of the state.
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