The Gazette10h
Iowa bill would fund more food aid — but only if many products left out
The appropriation in the Iowa House legislation would be contingent on the U.S. Department of Agriculture approving a waiver ...
Reuters2d
Iowa passes bill that will remove protections for transgender people
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would remove protections for the transgender community even as dozens of protesters opposed ...
Des Moines Register5d
Iowa lawmakers rushed through a day of pruning your rights. Here are some. | Opinion
Lucas Grundmeier is the Register’s opinion editor. Hearings on a bill to pare back the Iowa Civil Rights Act were the main attraction Monday at the Iowa Statehouse, with noisy protests and tense ...
The Hill1d
Iowa governor signs nation’s first bill removing transgender civil rights protections
Iowa’s Republican-led Senate passed the measure Thursday in a 33-15 vote along party lines, and the state House voted 60-36 to approve the bill later in the evening. It will take effect July 1.
The Gazette1d
Transgender bill betrays Iowa values
I built my life here, built my family here. But now, Iowa lawmakers have betrayed those values by passing legislation that ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan2d
Iowa lawmakers advance bill to place work requirements for public assistance programs
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill creating work requirements for Medicaid and expanding work requirements for food stamps.  The ...
Iowa House bill seeks to limit SNAP purchases, faces backlash over narrow food options
Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill that would limit what foods can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.The proposal ...
The Gazette1d
Election margins of only 1% or less in Iowa could be recounted under proposal
Iowa election recount reform legislation is advancing in the Iowa House; it differs greatly from recount reform introduced ...