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.
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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?
Cities can ask a court to issue an order restricting the hours of an “adult entertainment establishment” and prohibiting the consumption of alcohol there if it presents a public safety nuisance.
Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force
A top U.S. Department of Justice official says the department will sue to block a new Iowa immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry.”
Also, Gov. Reynolds requests expedited federal disaster declaration for nine Iowa counties
There is one such program in the state: UpLift Iowa, a pilot program that involves four Central Iowa local governments and a coalition of businesses and nonprofits. The law allows it to continue as planned for two years.
Members of Iowa's Latino community, immigrant workers, advocates and allies marched and held candlelight vigils Thursday evening in Iowa City, Davenport, Waterloo and Des Moines in protest over a new law making illegal immigration a state crime.
A pro-Palestine protest is planned for the University of Iowa from 12-7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A social media post states the protest will not be an encampment, which a campus public safety official said would violate school policy.
Gov. Kim Reynolds lauds ‘transformation’ of Iowa’s tax code under Republican leadership.
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law requirements that insurance companies cover diagnostic breast exams and biomarker testing.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand released a report Tuesday on college degree requirements in state jobs, arguing that the state should drop the requirement for some positions.
After suffering from side effects allegedly caused by the vaccine – including fatigue, facial drooping, loss of balance, and weakness or numbness throughout his body — Larry Driscoll filed a workers’ compensation claim, arguing his issues stemmed from his work for the city.
A bill prohibiting lawsuits over warning labels on products with federal labeling approval passed the Iowa Senate but was not considered in the Iowa House this year
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