The three proposed bills by the Iowa County Attorneys Association will close “loopholes” in existing laws and provide more protection for adult and child sex abuse victims, Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said.
HF 2309 would require any Iowa schools that get public funding to designate sports programs as one of the following: open to biological females, open to biological males or coeducational.
Similar to previous hearings, speakers on Monday were divided between those who said a flatter tax rate would make Iowa a more attractive place for businesses and employees, and those who said the plan benefits the wealthy while doing little to help lower-income workers.
During a rally at the Iowa Capitol on Monday, a coalition of advocacy organizations called for a moratorium on new factory farms. Elsewhere at the Capitol: Senate Republicans advance changes to Iowa’s unemployment system, including a reduction in the time to receive benefits.
Public K-12 schools in Iowa are in line for a 2.5 percent increase in state funding under a proposal that cleared the Iowa Legislature on Monday and is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
Iowa’s disaster proclamation in place since March 2020 will expire this week, shifting the state’s response to COVID-19 to mirror how it responds to other viruses such as flu. Local health officials emphasize that the end of the proclamation does not mean the end of COVID-19.
Sports betting in Iowa hit another peak in January, with more than $300 million bet in a single month for the first time, and is likely to continue climbing with big-ticket sporting events in February and March.
We fact check the Iowa Senate Democrats tweet: “@KimReynoldsIA is proposing a budget cut to the already underfunded Iowa State Patrol. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans are literally the only ones proposing to defund the police.”
Opponents said proposal would diminish the ability of county conservation boards and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to acquire land.
Iowa, Colorado and New Jersey only recently opened their portals for pandemic aid, while some states that already accepted applications still haven't distributed funds.
Iowa is one of 46 states that in 1998 approved a settlement agreement with four major tobacco industry manufacturers over allegations tied to the public costs associated with tobacco-related illnesses.
A district court judge has ordered the state of Iowa to pay a labor union representing state workers nearly $2 million in a five-year legal dispute centered on whether the state could continue to deduct union dues from state worker paychecks after a state law change in 2017.
Cities, schools, counties take advantage of low interest rates
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: other caucuses; a quiet week in the Legislature; and legitimate political discourse.
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