Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill to provide $1 million in funds to the Double Up Food Bucks Program and alter which foods are eligible for food stamps Wednesday.
House Study Bill 216 would provide...
Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections for transgender people, mirroring legislation passed by a panel of House lawmakers Monday despite the protest of hundreds...
Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill that extends the requirement to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion teachings and training from not only regent-controlled universities, but K-12 schools and...
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson defended the university’s compliance with legislation barring Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a presentation to lawmakers Monday as the threat of a...
Teaching history and government at Ames High School for 30 years, retired teacher Kirstin Sullivan has observed a shift in the profession.
Sullivan said for many, becoming a teacher feels like a calling,...
Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill to ban all forms of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in local governments that are not required by anti-discrimination laws Monday.
Senate Study Bill...
Amid the protest of hundreds of Iowans gathered in the state Capitol building, Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections for transgender people.
The legislation,...
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• February 21, 2025
DES MOINES – The House Education Subcommittee advanced House Study Bill 158 on Tuesday, which, as it stands, would prohibit transgender people and drag performers from speaking or performing in front...
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday requiring law enforcement agencies across the state to cooperate with the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency, or ICE.
The bill would require...
David Pautsch, a Republican pastor from Davenport, announced his second campaign for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District last week, setting up a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Mariannette...
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to require the state’s public schools to show high quality animations of fetal development in fourth through 12th grade human growth and development classes.
The...
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration of withholding documents needed to prove the state has proper financial controls and protections in place to prevent waste,...
