Iowa librarians push back on GOP bills as a 'thinly veiled attack on libraries'
"Iowa libraries are slowly losing their local control, year by year," said Sam Helmick, president of the American Library ...
Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections
Council Bluffs, voted in favor, and Sen. Matt Blake, D-Urbandale, was opposed. Schultz, who chairs the Senate ...
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House GOP ‘holding tight’ in negotiations over funding for Iowa schools
House Speaker Pat Grassley says he and other Republicans in the Iowa House are standing firm on their plan to provide more ...
Iowa GOP fast-tracks bill ending trans civil rights protection as protesters flood Capitol
House lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would remove protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from ...
Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for trans people
Iowa is the first state to repeal civil rights protections for transgender people from state code and advocates for the ...
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
The Iowa Senate and House debated for several hours before passing the legislation overwhelmingly along party lines. The ...
When does spring start? Despite winter weather, spring is getting close in Iowa.
The spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, marks the official start of the season. Vernal means "new" and "fresh," ...
House GOP bill would ban DEI offices at Iowa state agencies, cities, counties and schools
State agencies, counties, cities and schools would be banned from having diversity, equity and inclusion offices or DEI ...
A GOP bill would require Iowa police to partner with ICE. Critics call it 'anti-immigrant'
The bill's GOP supporters said it would help keep communities safe, while dozens of immigrant rights advocates came to the ...
Iowa GOP Senator plans to amend vaccine bill to hold manufacturers liable
Senators heard testimony from Iowans Monday, over a bill that would prohibit anyone in Iowa from administering gene-based vaccines.Right now, the only gene base ...
Wide-ranging GOP bill would remove gender identity protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act
A wide-ranging Republican bill would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Iowa GOP bill would remove gender identity from civil rights act
A Republican-led bill has been introduced into the Iowa House which gets rid of discrimination protections for transgender ...