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Rep. Charley Thomson, a Republican from Charles City who managed the bill, said the Iowa Senate’s inability to pass the bill was a “black mark” on the chamber.

This is the second time Clarke and Pottawattamie counties were included in a disaster proclamation in just over a week.

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A report in December 2020 found that the state-run facility likely violated the constitutional rights of its residents by subjecting them to human experiments.

Regulators say they’ll seek enhanced penalties after widespread fish kill

Struggling early readers will receive detailed assistance plans and have the option to be held back, and elementary teachers in training will be required to take an aptitude test on early reading instruction.

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Iowa would join at least 15 other GOP-led states in challenging the regulations, which are set to take effect Aug. 1.

House Speaker Pat Grassley signaled support for Reynolds' policy agenda as the session ended, but he noted lawmakers reviewed and made changes to some of her proposals.

Iowa courts put measures in place to make court interpreters a priority to provide non-English speaking defendants, litigants, witnesses and victims in criminal and civil courts with equal access to justice.

Bills limiting cellphone use while driving by mandating hands-free technology have been introduced in the Iowa Legislature since 2019, but all attempts at passage have been unsuccessful. More than 30 other states have passed such laws. Why won't Iowa?