By Edward Lynn Editor DES MOINES, Iowa — As the Iowa Legislature moves past its first major deadline of the 2025 session, lawmakers are poised
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Funnel Week 2025: What Bills Are Alive, Dead at Iowa Statehouse After First Deadline
by Robin Opsahl, The bills that survived the first major deadline of Iowa’s 2025 legislative session show that Republicans have moved forward with a number
Bills on Elections, Immigration and Guns Squeak Past Legislature’s ‘Funnel’ Deadline
By Robin Opsahl Iowa lawmakers approved bills on elections, firearms and immigration law enforcement Thursday just ahead of the Legislature’s first “funnel” deadline of the
Voters approve constitutional amendment on gun rights
The constitutional amendment restricting infringement on gun ownership and use on Iowa voters’ ballots passed on Tuesday. The ballot question received 65.1% “yes” votes and
A calm, orderly City Council Meeting – in spite of tough questions
Monday's City Council meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, and a consent agenda that included beer/liquor licenses for two restaurants. There
The Alternative: Trying to Make Sense of the Mass Shooting
That character who shot those teachers and children in Uvalde, Texas turned out to be only half of the story. Apparently the police neglected their
