The bill comes as Iowa nursing homes face heightened scrutiny after multiple reports in the last year of deaths, abuse and neglect at long-term care facilities.
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The bill comes as Iowa nursing homes face heightened scrutiny after multiple reports in the last year of deaths, abuse and neglect at long-term care facilities.
Iowa Republican lawmakers advanced a series of bills Tuesday intended to crack down on the distribution of obscene material to minors online by criminalizing some AI-generated porn, enhancing penalties for providing pornographic materials to minors, and requiring some businesses and social media platforms to verify users’ age.
Proponents said the legislation would make housing more affordable, but critics argued it would drive long-term costs higher for taxpayers
Also, Iowa auditor Rob Sand released a report suggesting middle- and lower-income Iowans have a higher property tax burden than high-income wage earners
The suit argues that the House Clerk cannot deny credentials based on political viewpoint or on the type of media for which a journalist reports.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, at an anti-abortion rally Monday, reaffirmed their commitment to defend Iowa’s halted law that bans abortions early in pregnancy.
People who assault police officers, firefighters, health care providers and other protected professionals would receive heightened sentences under a bill Iowa lawmakers advanced Monday.
State regulators recently fined a northeast Iowa woman $2,500 for numerous tire fires at her acreage that persisted for months despite warnings they are illegal, according to a recent Iowa Department of Natural Resources order.
Ryan Wise, former director of the Iowa Department of Education said he appreciates the “spirit” of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal but says “very rapid changes could negatively impact schools and kids.”
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal would streamline the services offered by and overhaul the funding structure for AEAs, which provide support and expertise to schools and students.
‘There’s just evil out there,’ she says, in discussing the Jan. 4 shooting that killed a sixth-grade student and principal
Also, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn raises $2.4M in 2023
According to a December police report, the prison warden at the Anamosa State Penitentiary said nurses reported a dentist serving the facility appeared to be intoxicated and had just completed a root canal on a patient.
Many of the event’s speakers addressed the recent fatal school shooting in Perry, and in response called for more armed officers and armed school staff with firearms and active shooter training in schools.
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