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 ...
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How Pat Grassley keeps the Iowa House's sprawling GOP majority united. It's not always easy
It may seem hard to believe now, but when Pat Grassley first took the reins ... us maintaining the majority or losing it,” Grassley told the Des Moines Register in a January interview in the ...
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Iowa legislature poised to vote on several priority issues
The 2025 Iowa legislative session started about a month ago and certain priorities could soon come up for a vote. House ...
Iowa House Republicans pass 2.25% funding increase for schools; Democrats warn of staff, tax implications
Iowa Senate Republicans passed the caucus’ proposed 2% increase to public school funding for FY 2026 earlier this week; and ...
Fixing Iowa’s chronic absenteeism law: What changes are needed?
In December 2024, WHO 13 News reported that 15 parents were charged in Polk County for their student missing 20% of classes ...
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Capitol Notebook: Public school funding increase from Iowa House Republicans higher than Senate’s, governor’s
DES MOINES — Iowa’s K-12 public schools would receive a 2.25 percent general state funding increase in the next school year ...
Iowa Senate passes 2% K-12 school funding boost; House sets Thursday hearing on 2.25% raise
Lawmakers are seeking to meet a deadline in Iowa law to set school funding levels within 30 days of receiving the governor's ...
How Pat Grassley keeps the Iowa House's sprawling GOP majority united. It's not always easy
In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...