Brenna Bird is Iowa’s first Republican attorney general since 1979. She brings a heavy focus on crime and victim services, as well as making good on promises to sue the Biden administration.
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Brenna Bird is Iowa’s first Republican attorney general since 1979. She brings a heavy focus on crime and victim services, as well as making good on promises to sue the Biden administration.
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Christensen said the judicial branch is working to solve the shortages of court reporters and contract attorneys in order to avoid delayed justice.
Watch live as Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen addresses Iowa lawmakers on the Condition of the Judiciary in the Capitol at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The budget, which now goes before state lawmakers, includes her proposed private school scholarships
Watch live as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivers her sixth Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Republican leaders laid out some priorities and called for ‘bold’ action Monday, the first day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.
A look at the numbers ahead of the 90th Iowa General Assembly, which begins today.
Rural schools, like North Iowa’s Forest City, fear it will sap what they already see as inadequate funding.
Although pipeline opponents have been vocal in every corner of the state, Iowa lawmakers have been largely silent about whether they will take any action to influence the projects.
Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the circus that has been the election of the next U.S. House Speaker, and look ahead to the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.
Bird, who defeated Democrat Tom Miller in November, is the first Republican to hold the office since 1979.
County auditors seeking more time to mail absentee ballots
Iowa lawmakers cast doubts over the proposal’s success. Meanwhile, other legislators plan to file additional bills regarding state water quality and environment.
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