Des Moines Register on MSN12d
Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she signed the Iowa law repealing transgender civil rights
Friday afternoon, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a historic bill ending 18 years of civil rights protections for transgender ...
Iowa Public Radio1h
Iowa lawmakers will have to dip into state savings to cover next year's budget gap
Iowa lawmakers will need to use some of the state’s savings to cover part of the state budget next fiscal year, after revenue ...
As Iowa revenues fall, lawmakers likely have to take millions from reserves to meet budget
A state panel said it expects Iowa to take in $8.51 billion in the upcoming fiscal year. That's $400 million less than Iowa is spending this year.
The Gazette1d
Reynolds declares ‘Lutheran Services in Iowa Day’ as layoffs, federal interference imperil organization
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declared Tuesday Lutheran Services in Iowa Day as layoffs and the federal government's refusal to pay more than $1.5 million in outstanding reimbursements are imperiling the ...
Tennessean13d
Reynolds signs law ending trans civil rights protections; Iowa 1st state to repeal rights
Kim Reynolds signed a law Friday removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The signing makes Iowa the first state in the country to take away civil rights ...
Longtime Iowa House member Janet Metcalf dies
A former longtime Iowa lawmaker has died. Janet Metcalf represented Polk County in the Iowa House from 1985 to 2003. She was ...
Having an open THC drink in the car will soon be illegal in Iowa as bill heads to governor
Iowa lawmakers have passed a bill to add THC-infused beverages, like the popular Climbing Kites seltzers, to Iowa's open ...
The Gazette2d
‘Our rights we will regain’: Iowa LGTBQ advocates rally after removal of transgender protections
LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope and perseverance in the face of legislative attacks against transgender Iowans during a rally Tuesday. About 150 people gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda in a ...