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5-year casino moratorium passes in Iowa House, advances in the Senate
Linn County's impending casino pitch is at risk as lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate advanced a 5-year pause on new licenses.
Fetal development education bill advances in House, Senate
The bill in the House requires students be shown a video depicting fetal development, while the Senate version does not include that requirement.
Iowa lawmakers moving quickly with a casino moratorium bill
WHO 13's Zach Fisher reports
Iowa House won't pass bill allowing castration for sex crimes. Will it move in the Senate?
Opponents of the bill say surgical castration isn't needed in Iowa because of preexisting punishments for those convicted of certain sex crimes.
Iowa House sends proposed casino moratorium to Senate
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will consider issuing a casino license for Cedar Rapids Feb. 6, unless lawmakers act first.
Iowa House, on 68-31 vote, approves moratorium on new casinos
A five-year moratorium on new casinos in Iowa has passed the Iowa House this afternoon and the same proposal has been approved by a committee in the Senate. If the bill becomes law by early next Thursday morning,
BREAKING: Iowa house bans new casinos in the state for five years
However, opponents contend that a casino in Cedar Rapids would cannibalize revenue from existing casinos, hurting the economy in other Iowa towns. See which towns have casinos in
Iowa house passes 5-year casino license freeze, impacting Cedar Rapids' new casino plans
In a vote of 68 to 31 the Iowa house passes a 5-year moratorium on casino licenses in the state.This bill would effectively block Cedar Rapids plan to bring a n
Democrat Appears to Flip Iowa State Senate Seat in a Boost for the Party
Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area ...
Iowa Democrats flip Senate seat in special election to cut into Republican majority
Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which was ...
Democrat Mike Zimmer wins Iowa Senate special election
Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Zimmer ...
State Senate subcommittee advances bill to ban most mugshots from public release in Iowa
An iowa senate subcommittee is moving forward with a bill that would ban mugshots from being released to the public when ...
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Week in Iowa: RAGBRAI route, a casino moratorium and a centenarian lunch club
Voters in Senate District 35 picked a Democrat, Iowa lawmakers considered bills relating to casino moratoriums, higher ...
Democrats flip seat in Iowa Senate
Your Local Election Headquarters is tracking Iowa’s special election for the seat in the State Senate vacated by Lieutenant ...
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Iowa bills would prohibit punishing teachers who don’t use students’ preferred names, pronouns
Iowa school districts would be barred from taking disciplinary action against teachers who don’t use a student’s preferred name or pronouns under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.
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Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate Lawmakers advance school funding increase
Iowa Senate Republicans advanced a bill to increase state aid to public school districts by 2 percent, or a $102 million, ...