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The Cloakroom | ‘Students First Act’ blazes through Senate Appropriations Committee

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ school choice program known as the ‘Students First Act’ passed a vote in the Senate Appropriations...

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Reynolds signed her $345 million school choice bill into law Tuesday morning

Students in Iowa attending private schools will now receive $7,600 in state tax dollars after Gov. Kim Reynolds signe...

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Iowa lawmakers consider regents funding increase in budget debate this week

Iowa House and Senate lawmakers started state budget negotiations for the state’s next budget this week — including a...

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This week in Iowa politics | Hinson appointed bipartisan committee investigating China’s influenc...

Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, was appointed to the Bipartisan Select Commi...

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School choice becomes nationwide conservative priority

Iowa is one of the first GOP-led states in the U.S. to expand access to private K-12 education with state taxpayer fu...

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This week in Iowa politics | Senate passes 3 percent increase in state funding for schools, house...

The Iowa Senate passed a bill to increase the state’s allowable budget growth for school funding to 3 percent, half-a...

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Reynolds signs 3 percent funding boost for public schools

Iowa school districts will receive a 3 percent funding boost, about $107 million, in state aid. Gov. Kim Reynolds sig...

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Iowa lawmakers move forward with caps for pain and suffering awards in liability lawsuits

An Iowa City jury awarded a local couple $98 million in damages last November because of negligence by a doctor at th...

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Iowa’s political leaders react to President Joe Biden’s State of The Union Address

Iowa’s political leaders shared their thoughts on President Joe Biden’s political priorities that laid out during his...

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This Week in Iowa Politics | Iowa lawmakers passed a $2 million cap on medical malpractice awards

Iowa lawmakers passed caps on medical malpractice awards in civil cases this week. The law caps compensation for non-...

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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Iowa City police wrongful prosecution case

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from the legal team of an Iowa City man who was charged with, and lat...

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Sen. Chuck Grassley reintroduces bill to curb mass violence incidents after Michigan State Univer...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday to reintroduce legislation to curb mass v...

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