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.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law legislation removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
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.”
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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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“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.
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.
District 84 includes several townships in northwestern and southwestern Linn County and most of Benton County, including Vinton
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.
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.
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.
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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