Legislation requiring schools to include information about vaccine exemptions in communications about immunization passed the Iowa Senate Monday. Senators sent Senate File 2196 to the
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Iowa Senate passes bill requiring employer use of E-Verify
A bill requiring employers use the federal E-Verify system to vet workers’ immigration status passed the Iowa Senate Wednesday. Senate File 108, which passed in
Senators rewrite bill to restrict research of meat substitutes
A bill that was amended in the Iowa Senate on Thursday would now prohibit the state’s regent universities from researching “manufactured protein products.” Senate Study
Legislation seeks to curtail anonymous environmental complaints
A bill that received early support in the Iowa Senate on Thursday would require someone who reports a potential violation to the Iowa Department of
Senate Minority Leader Pam Jochum will not seek reelection in 2024
Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Pam Jochum announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2024. Jochum, of Dubuque, was first elected to the Iowa Legislature
Sen. Amy Sinclair takes over as Iowa Senate president
State Sen. Amy Sinclair will serve as the Iowa Senate president in the 2023-24 General Assembly following former Senate President Jake Chapman’s defeat in Tuesday’s
Senate committee declines to consider eminent domain bill
A proposal in the Iowa Senate that would have prevented private companies from using eminent domain to build liquid carbon pipelines on farmland appears doomed
