Senate GOP Pressured Into Slightly Increasing Its School Funding Bill
A bill for public school funding is ready for floor debate in the Iowa Senate. Republicans on the Senate Education Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday callin... Read more.
Safety Concerns Ignored As GOP Advances Bill To Out Students
Despite 20 minutes of parents, counselors, teachers, and one student explaining the ways House File 9 would hurt students, Republican Reps. Skyler Wheeler (R-Hu... Read more.
Subcommittee Hearing An Hour Of Scaremongering About SEL Curriculum
A new bill from the Senate would forbid the Iowa Department of Education from promoting Social-Emotional Learning in schools and put restrictions on the ability... Read more.
House Republicans Move To Ban Abortion Pills In Iowa
Iowa House Republicans would make it a felony to “manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, sell or transfer” abortion drugs in Iowa. According to House... Read more.
New Legislators: Izaah Knox Brings Community-Powered Service To Senate
For Sen. Izaah Knox, the new Democratic state senator for central Des Moines’ SD 17, his candidacy, his campaign and service in the Senate are a community... Read more.
Senate Republicans Block Ability To Amend Voucher Bill
Republicans in the Iowa Senate made a change to debate rules that blocked senators from introducing amendments to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill that would direc... Read more.