Wide-ranging GOP bill would remove gender identity protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act
A wide-ranging Republican bill would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil ...
Staff cuts, customer trash bill increases: highlights from Des Moines' budget discussion
Should the city close Birdland Pool? How much will my trash bill go up? Des Moines' complex budget — and its $17 million cuts ...
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa House bill would restore independence of consumer advocate
DES MOINES — An Iowa House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would restore the independence of the Office of ...
The Gazette3d
Latest Iowa casino bill would prevent cities from offering project incentives
While a proposed bill in the Iowa legislature would not prevent the development of a Cedar Rapids casino, backers worry it ...
KWWL4d
Iowa legislature advances bill to create conference realignment committee
DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- A bill moving through the Iowa state legislature that creates a conference realignment committee is aimed at ensuring high school teams have a conference to compete in.
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A GOP bill would require Iowa police to partner with ICE. Critics call it 'anti-immigrant'
Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, speaks during a House subcommittee meeting on House Study Bill 15 at the Iowa State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Des Moines. Maria Gonzalez of Marshalltown ...
Quad-City Times2d
Latest Iowa casino bill would prevent cities from offering project incentives
DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers on Thursday ... and asks to be treated the same as Iowa’s existing casinos. The bill, however, could prevent the city’s ability to use tax revenue from increased ...
Quad-City Times2d
Capitol Notebook: Iowa bill seeks to restore consumer advocate independence
DES MOINES — An Iowa House ... the political process.” Under the bill, the governor would nominate a consumer advocate subject to confirmation by the Iowa Senate from among a list of three ...
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Bill to require Iowa law officers cooperate with federal immigration orders
John Noble of Des Moines called the bill “a distraction” from Iowa’s “real problems,” like a rising cancer rate and a declining education system. “This bill, along with a lot of other ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier4d
Bill banning smoking in Iowa’s casinos takes step forward
DES MOINES — Smoking would be prohibited inside Iowa casinos just like it is bars and restaurants under legislation that took a step forward Tuesday. House Study Bill 148 would repeal casinos ...
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Iowa could join these other states in requiring local law enforcement to help ICE
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau ... judiciary subcommittee opposed the legislation. Here is Iowa House Study Bill 187, which would require local law enforcement to comply ...
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A GOP bill would require Iowa police to partner with ICE. Critics call it 'anti-immigrant'
A House Republican bill would require all Iowa law enforcement agencies to ... Skyler Wheeler, R-Hull, were in favor, while Rep. Rick Olson, D-Des Moines, was opposed. Opponents say the bill ...