By: Cami Koons A bill passed the Iowa House Wednesday that would require schools to forgo federal nutrition standards to instead prioritize Iowa-specific guidelines. House Democrats,
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Iowa House panel votes to lower firearm age limit 18
By Robin Opsahl Iowa’s age limit on owning firearms would be lowered from 21 to 18 under a bill advanced by a House Judiciary subcommittee
Iowa House advances bill to update election recount procedures
By Cami Koons A bill advancing in the Iowa House would change parts of the process for election recounts in Iowa, including a new composition
Bill to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act clears Senate subcommittee
By: Robin Opsahl Iowans weighed in for the second day of public input on a bill to remove gender identity as a protected class from the
Iowa Secretary of State’s Bill on Voter Citizenship Verification Advances
Secretary of State Paul Pate’s legislative proposal on voter registration verification was advanced by a Senate subcommittee Thursday. Pate called for the bill after
In Farewell Speech to Nation, Biden Warns of Threat of ‘Extreme Wealth, Power and Influence’
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a series of warnings Wednesday night during his farewell address to the nation, while emphasizing the work still
A rushed farm bill is a bad one
A five-year farm bill was supposed to have been approved last year, but was held up in the House over disagreements on food stamps, conservation,
Trump Immunity Claim a ‘Radical’ Departure from Democracy, Special Counsel Jack Smith Says
Donald Trump’s view of absolute immunity for actions he took as president would radically change U.S. democracy and give presidents unprecedented power akin to monarchs
Iowa House Sends Newly Amended Aea Bill Back to the Senate as Talks Continue
As Republican lawmakers worked toward an agreement on changes to Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, the House on Thursday sent back to the Senate an amended
Lawmakers need a history lesson on the rise of autocrats and fascists
So far this winter, Republicans have introduced multiple bills in the Iowa General Assembly designed to battle a fever dream of conservative buzzwords and bugaboos,
