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3 months ago
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Iowans speak on House Area Education Agency reform

Iowa lawmakers heard from dozens of Iowans on their proposal to overhaul Iowa’s Area Education Agencies on Wednesday....

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3 months ago
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Death penalty, library bill among bills nixed by funnel deadline

A bill to reinstate the death penalty for killing a peace officer and a bill to allow city councils to override publi...

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3 months ago
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Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate Republicans approve ‘religious freedom’ bill

After an hours-long, heated, debate Iowa Senate Republicans passed a bill, which supporters say would expand protecti...

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Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate lawmakers advance bill creating state legal vape registry

A bill to create a registry of all legal vape products in the state advanced out of a Senate Ways and Means subcommit...

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Senate lawmakers pass bill to ‘swiftly’ end ‘bad blood’ ticket hoarding

Iowa Senate Lawmakers vowed to make it a “cruel summer” for “bad blood” ticket hoarders after unanimously approving a...

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3 months ago
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Governor’s legislative priorities dominate funnel week

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ legislative priorities all survived the first major legislative deadline in one form or anoth...

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3 months ago
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Reynolds’ income tax cut advances in Senate

Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to accelerate cuts to the state income tax on Monday....

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Politics Notebook | Iowa lawmakers advance supplemental state aid proposal

Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday to allow 3 percent of growth in Supplemental State Aid to Iowa’s publ...

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3 months ago
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Iowa House Area Education Agency overhaul advances

Iowa House lawmakers’ new plan to overhaul Iowa’s Area Education Agencies advanced out of the Iowa House Education Co...

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3 months ago
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Iowa lawmakers advance Governor’s cuts to boards and commissions, mergers

Iowa lawmakers advanced two separate, but similar proposals Wednesday to overhaul several state boards and commission...

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Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate Republicans advance bill to allow state departments to hire priva...

Iowa lawmakers advanced two separate, but similar proposals Wednesday to overhaul several state boards and commission...

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds rejects summer food program as local resources strain

While fresh fruit might be a household staple for many, it’s out of Mandi Remington’s budget. The single mom of three...

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