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Iowa City incumbent Elinor Levin draws primary challenger
Lawmakers seek data on what unemployment tax cut could mean
The bills were introduced by House Republicans in the wake of January’s fatal shooting at Perry High School.
Bill now heads to U.S. Senate where it has uncertain future
Advocates for Social Justice members are asking for the city of Cedar Rapids to lobby against a bill that would dismantle citizen review boards that provide oversight of local law enforcement like the one Cedar Rapids created in 2021.
TikTok bill pushed by Iowa’s U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson heads to House floor
AEAs, gender ID, school safety and many other significant bills need more legislative attention this week to survive a legislative deadline.
Also, House passes penalties for ‘grooming’ by teachers
The proposal backed would restrict vape sales in the state and, opponents say, leave Big Tobacco stronger.
The bill also creates a new state crime of human smuggling for undocumented immigrants.
State Republican lawmakers this week advanced a bill that would dismantle citizen review boards that probe alleged police misconduct like those established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, University Heights and Dubuque.
Iowa City Democrat calls the Iowa House proposal ‘ridiculous’ and ‘shameful’
Supporters of the bill, which calls for a constitutional amendment, include tax policy groups, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry and Iowa Bankers Association. Critics include the progressive advocacy group Common Good Iowa and the Iowa Catholic Conference.
Democrats vehemently opposed the bill, arguing it would make it harder for certain Iowans to cast a ballot. Republicans said the bill aims to maintain the highest level of election integrity in Iowa.
The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.
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