The move comes in the wake of a fiery derailment last year of a train carrying toxic chemicals in eastern Ohio that set off evacuations, a federal investigation and concerns about the effect the derailment and the fire could have on health and the environment.
Iowa Republican lawmakers advanced a bill on Wednesday that would allow health care providers, facilities and insurance companies to refuse medical care based on moral objections.
Legislation being debated in Iowa Legislature aims to stop teachers from grooming students for sexual relationships.
A three-member subcommittee voted unanimously to advance the bill to the full House Public Safety Committee.
Laura Belin had claimed in the lawsuit that her constitutional rights were violated when the Iowa House Clerk denied her credential applications from 2019 through 2024
The bill, which said it won’t apply in private schools, would require students and teachers to sing “at least one verse” of the anthem each day. Students and teachers would be allowed to opt out of singing the anthem, but they would be required to stand if able and remain silent while the anthem is sung.
The state has failed to find an Iowa nonprofit to oversee and administer a network of crisis pregnancy centers and maintain a record of the services provided to Iowans.
Proponents said the bill will help short-staffed child care centers have more flexibility to fill gaps, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to cover breaks and nap times and assist in the care of more children.
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.
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