About a quarter of Iowans would no longer pay co-pays and deductibles for supplemental and diagnostic breast exams under legislation that unanimously passed the Iowa House and advanced Wednesday in the Iowa Senate. But insurers say health care costs would rise for everyone.
Summit Carbon Solutions wants the schedule of proceedings for its South Dakota permit application “paused for review and adjustment” after that state’s Legislature and governor approved a ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declared Tuesday Lutheran Services in Iowa Day as layoffs and the federal government's refusal to pay more than $1.5 million in outstanding reimbursements are imperiling the religious organization.
LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope and perseverance in the face of legislative attacks against transgender Iowans during a rally Tuesday. About 150 people gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda in a show of solidarity during LGBTQ Day on the Hill.
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa House passes anti-SLAPP legislation
Also, Johnson County supervisors would be elected by districts, rather than at-large, under legislation passed by the Iowa Senate
Iowa lawmakers have advanced legislation that would allow Iowa courts to order treatment for individuals showing psychiatric deterioration when people can’t recognize they need help and are unlikely to seek it on their own.
A group of Des Moines firefighters and their family members filled a legislative committee room last week at the Iowa Capitol, hopeful that this will be the year lawmakers pass legislation to expand medical coverage for firefighters who develop cancer on the job. While a House bill passed unanimously through committee, the Senate bill was removed from a committee agenda.
An Iowa nursing home run by an out-of-state company with a long history of regulatory violations has been hit with $64,750 in state fines tied to 28 state and federal violations
For the past three years, the Iowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s Office has called for an increase in the “personal needs allowance” that Medicaid beneficiaries receive while in nursing homes. The last increase was 24 years ago.
State lawmakers hit the 2025 session’s first ‘funnel’ deadline, which revokes the eligibility of bills that did not reach a certain approval threshold.
With the first legislative deadline passed, Iowa legislators’ focus will shift to include more tax and fiscal policy considerations
Also, Republicans advance anti-'chemtrail' bill
The legislation would phase out the rollback and cap the revenue that local governments are allowed to collect.
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