Bipartisan Group Plans Religious Freedom Forum at Iowa State Capitol
A bipartisan group of state senators is working together to sponsor an informal forum in support of religious freedom on April 13th at 11:30a in the Rotunda.
Schools need to know what the amount of State Supplemental Aid so they can budget and schools need to know the start date so they can plan their calendars.
Convention of the States Resolution Passes Iowa House
The Iowa House of Representatives passed HJR 8 on a 54-43 vote calling for a convention of the states in order to limit the power of the federal government.
Did the Iowa Senate Open the Door to More Child Data Collection?
SF 454 that passed in the Iowa Senate could open the door to more data collection of Iowa’s students to provide an overview of their health and well-being.
State Senator Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) explains the funnel week process and highlights some bills that survived in the Iowa Legislature and some that didn’t.
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.
An education savings account bill with a 12-year roll out that leaves out homeschoolers is in jeopardy in the Iowa House Education Committee over budget concerns.
Iowa Legislature Votes to Raise Gas Tax, Branstad Signs
The Iowa Legislature passed an increase in Iowa’s gas tax which includes a 10 cent increase for the excise tax on motor fuel that increased the tax by 40%.
Speaker of the Iowa House Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) has much to explain to his caucus and Iowans for actions he took to push a gas tax increase on Iowans.
A telecommunications expert discusses 14 problems found in HSB 104 and SSB 1146, the broadbill expansion bill proposed by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad.
