by Nikoel Hytrek | Jan 17, 2025 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Iowa Republican lawmakers have resurrected a proposal requiring schools teach anti-abortion propaganda to students in grades 7-12 (12 years old and up). The legislation would require the human growth and development curriculum to include a three-minute animation...
by Isabel Soisson | Jan 17, 2025 | TRUMP
The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. The big question is – will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them...
by Zachary Oren Smith, Amie Rivers | Jan 16, 2025 | STATE LEGISLATURE
Toss some bags and talk through the governor’s priorities for new Iowa laws. Bright ideas: Iowa DOGE, paying childcare workers more, banning cell phones, and pots of beans. 🌽Cornhole Champions #7 – Condition of the State (with Gov. Kim Reynolds) by Zachary...
by Zachary Oren Smith | Jan 16, 2025 | RIGHTWING EXTREMISM
Republican Katie Whittington is getting some help from a white nationalist former congressman in the special election to replace Sen. Chris Cournoyer’s District 35 seat. But Whittington is erasing that support from her Facebook. Before January ends, there will...
by Zachary Oren Smith | Jan 14, 2025 | STATE LEGISLATURE
An Iowa DOGE. Statewide bans on cell phones in classrooms. And incentives for practicing medicine in Iowa. Read Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State address. Tuesday night, Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her annual Condition of the State address to a...
