Significant Changes to Iowa’s Election Law Heads to Governor’s Desk
The Iowa Legislature passed a bill that significantly changes Iowa's election law including shortening Election Day hours and the early ...
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Iowa Senators Introduce a State Version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
An Iowa Senate bill prohibits state and local government from substantially burdening religious freedom and supplies a standard of judicial ...
Editorial: Iowa’s Election Reform Law – the Good, the Bad, and the Questionable
Iowa lawmakers should craft election law that is just, fair, and transparent that protects election security and safeguards Iowans' right ...
Iowa Senate Bill Fortifying First Amendment Rights on Campus Advances
An Iowa Senate bill requiring First Amendment training at public universities and that prohibits race and sex stereotyping in diversity ...
Iowa Legislative Democrats Target Homeschoolers in 2021
Homeschool Iowa in an update to its members identified four bills filed during the 2021 Iowa legislative session they say ...
Iowa Senate Bill Cuts Funding for Cities and Counties that Reduce Law Enforcement Budgets
Under an Iowa Senate bill, cities and counties are ineligible to receive state funds if they reduce a law enforcement ...
Iowa Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Counter Big Tech Censorship
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Iowa’s School Funding Bill Heads to Governor Reynolds’ Desk
Pending Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature, Iowa per pupil spending for public schools will increase 2.4 percent for Fiscal Year ...
Iowa Senate Bill Requiring Parental Consent for Gender Identity Instruction Advances
A bill prohibiting gender identity instruction in Iowa's elementary schools without parental or guardian consent advanced out of an Iowa ...
Lawmakers Consider Bills That Further Protect Freedom of Expression in Iowa Public Schools
Iowa legislators are considering a pair of bills that would add protections for public school employees who safeguard the freedom ...
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