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Iowa Bill Defunding Abortion Providers Advances to Full Senate

The Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 5 in favor of sending SF 2, a bill reallocating taxpayer money from abortion providers, to the full Senate.
State Senators Jason Schultz, Amy Sinclair and Janet Petersen heard comments on SF 2.

Measure Defunding Abortion Providers Advances in the Iowa Senate

SF 2, a measure that defunds Iowa’s abortion providers of taxpayer money and reallocate to clinics that don’t provide abortion, advances in Iowa Senate.

A Wave of Pro-Life Bills Filed in the Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate with its new GOP majority have six pro-life bills filed including bills defunding abortion providers and banning abortions at 20-weeks.

Iowa Senate Republicans Select Bill Dix Majority Leader-Elect

Iowa Senate Republicans selected State Senator Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) as the incoming Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate for the 87th General Assembly.

Candidate Interview: Amy Sinclair (Iowa Senate District 14)

State Senator Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) seeks a 2nd term serving Iowa Senate District 14 and is unopposed in the upcoming Republican primary.

Scott Walker Announces His Campaign’s Iowa Team

Gov. Scott Walker announced the first 65 members of his presidential campaign’s Iowa leadership team which include 1/3 of the Iowa Senate Republicans.

Iowa Senate Democrats Reject Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients

Iowa Senate Democrats reject amendments in SF 505 that would require welfare recipients and state legislators become subject to random drug testing.

Iowa House and Senate in Conflict Over School Start Date

A non-partisan conflict between the Iowa House of Representatives and Iowa Senate over the future of the school start date has made some strange allies.

Branstad on Gas Tax Hike: Timing Is Right

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said that the timing is right for a gas tax hike while legislators consider transportation infrastructure funding options.

The Sinclair Report: Iowa Senate Rules & Supplemental State Aid

Amy Sinclair: The Iowa Senate votes to give Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal the power to decide what bills are voted on and overpromises school funding.

The Sinclair Report: Common Sense Legislation to Protect Privacy

Amy Sinclair: Common sense bills need to be passed to protect our privacy when we are at home and other places we believe are safe from prying eyes.

Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Bill Filed in Iowa House

Pro-life advocates say seeing an ultrasound picture and hearing its description is an effective tool to help abortion-minded women in the state choose life.

The Sinclair Report (Week 2)

State Senator Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) provides a recap of the second week of the Iowa Senate during the 2015 session of the 86th Iowa General Assembly.

Iowa State Legislators Share Their Goals for Session

Several Iowa State Legislators share with Caffeinated Thoughts their goals for the 2015 legislative session for the 86th Iowa General Assembly.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and former House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) during 2015 Condition of t.he State address

GOP Offers Mixed Reaction to Branstad’s Condition of the State

Republican state legislators and party officials offered a mixed reaction to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s 2015 Condition of the State address.

The Sinclair Report: Local Government & Women’s Health

County elected officials from around the state joined together this week to…