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The office of Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) announced Friday that Iowa will no longer pay for emergency contraception—morning-after pills—or abortions for sexual assault victims. "While not required by Iowa law, the victim compensation fund has previously paid...
In 2021, President Biden signed the historic $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law, delivering on a key piece of his economic agenda. Since then, billions of dollars have been funneled into all 50 states in order to upgrade highways, transit systems, water systems,...
School districts across the state have scrambled to update students and parents after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill to restrict where transgender children can go to the bathroom on March 23. Several large Iowa districts released statements intended to reassure...
Being openly, obviously transgender can be risky, especially when the Iowa Legislature—and legislatures around the country—pursue laws to restrict trans people’s rights. But the bright side to coming out is finding a community, and that’s what the Trans Lives Festival...
Like many Iowans with a transgender child, Matt McIver of Des Moines has paid close attention to this year’s Iowa Legislative session, in which more than 30 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced including several that specifically targeted trans kids. Two of those...
An amended version of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ education bill continues to work its way through the Iowa Legislature after it advanced out of an Iowa House subcommittee on Wednesday. Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R-Hull), who chaired the subcommittee, said there will be more...
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed bills restricting the rights and freedoms of transgender children, just one day after she told Iowa reporters that her “heart goes” out to the kids who will be negatively affected by the bills. One bill prevents trans students...
Iowa 8th District Court Judge Shawn Showers dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kimberly Reicks—a well-known Iowa right-wing activist that advised Gov. Kim Reynolds on school issues—who sought $87 million from the Ankeny School District over a drag show. “The Court has...
Despite the odds stacked against them, House Democrats are still fighting for Iowans' reproductive rights. On Monday, legislators introduced a package of bills to protect reproductive freedom in Iowa by: making birth control available over-the-counter through a...
Halfway through the Iowa Legislative Session, Iowa Republicans—who hold large majorities in the House and Senate—have introduced more than 30 bills that target Iowa's LGBTQ community with a specific focus on trans children. Some of the students who would be affected...
Vice President Kamala Harris said it is not up to the government to tell a woman what to do with their body, and affirmed the Biden Administration's continued stance on defending reproductive freedom. “The government should not be telling her or any individual what to...
Iowa doesn't have the tallest buildings in the world (or country, or region), but we do have a few skyscrapers. Most are in Des Moines, Iowa's capital and largest city (but not all). One was even (for a time) the tallest building in the upper Midwest! Here are the top...
Following the passage of Gov. Kim Reynolds' voucher bill, Iowa Republicans in the state house have honed in on homophobic bills that attack LGBTQ Iowans. Two of those bills came one step closer to becoming law on Tuesday. During a marathon day of debate, the Iowa...
Since I became of voting age in 2015, I've been involved in politics and have contacted my legislators when I feel bills are against the good of the people in Iowa. In the last few years, I have encountered a shocking lack of decorum by many of these legislators and...
Thousands gathered in front of the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Sunday afternoon to push back on the discriminatory, homophobic laws moving through the Iowa Legislature. Speakers spoke out against bills like the gender-affirming care ban, bills forcing schools to out...
Are you feeling adventurous? How about Iowa adventurous? Here are some Iowa-made products you should try for an authentic Iowa foodie experience. (Already tried them? Tell us what you think in the comments.) Brown Dogs Farm Located outside of Norwalk and established...
Ah, bridges: Those important infrastructure pieces that get people across Iowa's many ravines, rivers, and sometimes lakes. While they may need more work (like a lot more), at least you don't have to ford the river in your Subaru. Some Iowa bridges are even worth a...
For over an hour, two Iowa doctors answered questions and corrected disinformation about gender-affirming health care for transgender children. Iowa House Republicans held a hearing Thursday to get answers about how medical providers treat trans children. House...
A bill circulating through the Iowa Senate would officially eliminate all forms of slavery in Iowa. Although Iowa entered the union as a “free state” in the waning days of American chattel slavery, the Iowa Constitution still allows for the enslavement of people as a...
Could Iowa finally get on board with the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact (MIPRC)? A new legislative bill hints at that possibility. An Iowa House Transportation Committee hearing was held on Tuesday for HSB 132, a bill that would allow the Hawkeye State to...
Iowa Sen. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville) is hellbent on removing social-emotional learning (SEL) from the state’s public schools, and she has a small but vocal and politically-motivated group of supporters backing her. Salmon introduced a bill to ban the Iowa Department...
Iowa Republican lawmakers promised that passing the private school voucher bill was only the beginning of their plan to reshape education and fight against public school "indoctrination" during an event in Des Moines on Thursday. Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based...
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 calling for general increases to the amount of money the state gives to schools, though that language was part of...
Opponents of SF83, which has been nicknamed Iowa’s “Don’t Say Trans” bill, spoke passionately about the proposed legislation during an Iowa Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, but the measure still moved forward in a 2-1 vote. The bill would bar the teaching of...
Despite 20 minutes of parents, counselors, teachers, and one student explaining the ways House File 9 would hurt students, Republican Reps. Skyler Wheeler (R-Hull) and Brooke Boden (R-Indianola) passed it through the subcommittee. HF 9 could forcibly out many LGBTQ...
A new bill in the Iowa Legislature would allow young teenagers to work in more hazardous conditions, while exempting businesses from liability for work-based learning programs if those teenagers get hurt. 14-year-olds could be assigned a wider array of potentially...
Dr. Megan Srinivas, an infectious disease expert who made a mark nationally in 2020, was a busy woman even before she became the representative for Iowa House District 30, which covers southwest Des Moines. She contracts with various medical facilities and medical...
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. was a career man at John Deere in Waterloo, but it was being an active member of the UAW local that inspired him to become involved in politics. During a union training session in Black Lake, Minnesota, a presenter told members in attendance to...
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-driven effort. “When redistricting happened for the Senate, a couple of people said, ‘oh, are you going to run...
The 1989 film "Field of Dreams" was based on a book written by an alum of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. What was it called?Shoeless JoeField of DreamsShoeless Joe Jackson Comes to IowaDream FieldIn which one of these Iowa towns does Sal not stop in Jack...
