Republicans say the bill will create more child care opportunities; Democrats say it will burden low-income families with higher child care costs
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Republicans say the bill will create more child care opportunities; Democrats say it will burden low-income families with higher child care costs
According to state records, on Jan. 23, 2019, the blade of a snow plow owned by the Iowa Department Transportation struck Terry Bunting, of Silvis, Illinois, on Highway 67 in Scott County, causing serious injuries to Bunting, leaving him unable to walk.
Governor and Senate Republicans are delaying adjournment in hopes that House Republicans will pass the bill.
Republicans say the bill will help address a shortage of child care workers; Democrats say it will not help, and could create dangerous scenarios with unsupervised teens monitoring multiple toddlers at day care centers
State Sen. Liz Mathis, a Democrat running to unseat Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s new 2nd District, is correct on claims about a GOP-backed bill to divert taxpayer funds toward private school tuition assistance.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Tucker Carlson is coming to Iowa, movement in the Iowa Legislature, Rob Sand in defense of Iowa’s courts, and Miller-Meeks’ 3% tweet.
Messages on electronic signs are designed to make motorists correct bad behavior and drive more safely, but they can draw a driver’s mind from the road, said Joshua Madsen, an assistant accounting professor and behavioral scientist at the University of Minnesota who co-authored the study published last week
Also, state lawmakers passed child care staffing ratio changes
Iowa will become just the fourth state with 16 weeks or fewer of state unemployment benefits under legislation that needs only Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature to become law.
State lawmakers on Tuesday approved with strong, bipartisan support a proposal to require that most Iowa gas stations sell the E15 blend of ethanol in at least one pump.
The Iowa Senate’s tax policy committee Monday approved Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal after making some changes, including the addition of another way for small gas stations to receive an exemption from the proposed requirements and financial assistance for potential equipment upgrades.
Auditor of State Rob Sand says there’s a long record of noncompliance with a 1990 Clean Water Act provision.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: The legislature is still in session, and Finkenauer’s ballot issues are resolved.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that two restaurants cannot collect damages from insurance policies for losing business following the governor’s March 2020 order requiring restaurants to temporarily stop in-person dining amid rising COVID-19 cases.
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