At a town hall Thursday, Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand was pressed to define how he would protect transgender Iowans’ rights — drawing the sharpest exchanges of the evening and setting the tone for a wide-ranging discussion on water quality, education, school vouchers, mental health and child care.
Articles Tagged: transgender sports
Staff Columnists Jun. 15, 2025 9:13 pm172d ago
Regardless of why she may have felt it necessary, I’ll offer props to Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in …
State Government Mar. 2, 2025 8:14 am277d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law legislation removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
Government & Politics Jan. 16, 2025 6:09 pm322d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson of Marion praised passage of a House GOP-led bill that would bar transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds as a victory for protecting the “integrity of girls’ sports.”
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2024 5:00 am375d ago
In July 2011, after the biannual convention of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ,) an LGBTQ-affirming mainline protestant denomination in …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 8, 2024 1:26 pm422d ago
Four protesters interrupted the event, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and condemning Miller-Meeks' support for Israel's war. They were removed from the event, with two being briefly detained. The annual political fundraiser celebrated Republican wins in the state.
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State Government Aug. 22, 2024 4:07 pm469d ago
Also, man who killed Algona police officer sentenced to life in prison
Apr. 9, 2024 4:00 am604d ago
Jury convicts Cedar Rapids man of fatally stabbing Devonna Walker; NAIA announces transgender athlete participation policy
Government & Politics Apr. 21, 2023 5:09 pm958d ago
“Ignoring the biological differences between men and women, and allowing biological boys to compete against girls is unfair, ” says U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 1, 2022 4:54 pm1129d ago
She touted Iowa’s fiscal health; her pledge to support law enforcement; three rounds of tax cuts enacted over the past five years; and giving parents more authority in their children’s education.
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 3, 2022 1:46 pm1127d ago
District 84 includes several townships in northwestern and southwestern Linn County and most of Benton County, including Vinton
K-12 Education Sep. 12, 2022 4:49 pm1179d ago
Attorneys in federal court on Tuesday debated the issues of bullying, harassment, parental rights, school obligations, and free speech in arguing for and against Linn-Mar's new policy aimed at protecting transgender and nonbinary students.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 29, 2022 4:04 pm1193d ago
A slate of Republican speakers said Hinson, the mother of two, would continue to serve as a strong conservative voice for parents against pandemic-related school closures and transgender policies if re-elected to Congress.
Fact Checker Podcast Jun. 20, 2022 4:27 pm1263d ago
The Fact Checker Team checks two claims from the Iowa Democratic Party as the gubernatorial race between Gov. Kim Reynolds and Deidre DeJear heats up.
K-12 Education May. 22, 2022 6:00 am1292d ago
Decisions made at state legislative level prohibit school boards from making local decisions they feel are best for their school districts and encouraging increasingly polarizing views from citizens

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