On Tuesday, March 26, Iowa Senate Republicans voted to gut Area Education Agencies (AEAs), which are vital to the success of all students, but especially
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Senate Panel Votes to Use Unemployment Dollars for Workforce Programs
State unemployment funds would be used for workforce program funding if a bill approved Tuesday by the Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee becomes law. Senate File
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
Bill Proposing Legal Immunity for Pesticide Manufacturers Advances
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bill Tuesday adding legal protections for pesticide manufacturers over failure to adequately warn consumers about the potential health risks
Which Bills Survived, Which Died As Second ‘funnel Week’ Ends At The Iowa Capitol
As lawmakers ended the second “funnel” deadline of the 2024 legislative session, many of the priorities laid out by Republican leadership at the beginning of
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa bids for No. 3 GOP leadership post against Tom Cotton
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa will face Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas in the race to become the next Senate Republican Conference
Senate kills nuisance deer bill over worries about youth hunting
A bill that would expand the time period in which deer can be killed to prevent damage to crops and trees did not get support
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Teacher Compensation Passed House Raises the minimum teacher starting salary to $47,500 in year one and $50,000 in year two Provides $14 million for educational
S.D. Legislature passes attempted balance between landowners and carbon pipeline project
Years of debate about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline came to a head Wednesday at the South Dakota state Capitol as lawmakers passed three bills
Reclaiming the ‘public’ in public education
Iowa Writers ‘Collaborative. Linking Iowa readers and writers.In 2014, a new book, “for all the small schools, a photographic pursuit of Iowa’s forgotten schools,” by
