Iowa lawmakers may consider a moratorium halting new casinos at the start of the legislative session in 2025, potentially thwarting Cedar Rapids’ third bid for a gambling facility in the weeks before state regulators are slated to vote on awarding license.
Education Department says change still leaves the company as lowest bidder.
New restrictions banning most abortions in Iowa will take effect Monday, July 29. District Court Judge Jeffrey Farrell issued an order dissolving an injunction that has blocked the new restrictions from going into place.
Local union members and labor leaders gathered in Cedar Rapids Monday to call on Iowa lawmakers to restore collective bargaining rights for public workers.
The ban on abortions once cardiac activity can be detected — typically around 6 weeks of pregnancy — likely will go into effect later this week
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing cities to fine people for sleeping in public areas may pave the way for state lawmakers to revisit legislation in 2025 that would criminalize homelessness. Some Iowa cities are weighing policy changes to respond to growing numbers of unhoused people.
The new abortion restrictions include exceptions for rape, incest and the mother’s health, but doctors say the law’s language is inadequate and forces them to make legal instead of medical determinations
The Iowa Supreme Court must rule on plaintiffs’ request for a rehearing, and if that is rejected, a district court judge indicated he will provide multiple days’ notice before lifting the injunction and allowing the new abortion law to go into effect
Also, Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry will retire
The board also alleged she “substituted her own fingerprint when a family requested a necklace of a decedent” – an apparent reference to some funeral homes’ practice of providing families with a decedent’s fingerprint so it can be incorporated into memorial jewelry.
The state panel charged with ensuring transparency in government is being sued for allegedly violating Iowa’s Open Meetings Law.
Also, state’s jobless rate remains low
Health care and abortion providers in Iowa are preparing for a drastic shift in the scope of reproductive care permitted in the state. An Iowa law banning most abortions could take effect as early as Friday.
Also, Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for five Iowa counties in response to Monday's derecho
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