Iowa’s Pro-Life Leaders Start Legislative Session in Unity
For the first time in over 40 years Iowa’s pro-life organizations have united to champion a pro-life agenda before the most pro-life legislature in years.
The Iowa Senate gaveled in their 87th session Monday morning with a new 29 to 20 Republican majority followed by leadership giving their opening remarks.
State Representative Jim Lykam’s win in the Iowa Senate District 45 special election requires a special election to fill his seat in Iowa House District 89 on January 31, 2017.
Feenstra Cautiously Optimistic About 87th Iowa General Assembly
State Senator Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) says the next two years are significant as the GOP controls the Iowa House, Iowa Senate and Governor’s office for first time since 1997.
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.
Shane Vander Hart shares his wish list for the new Republican Iowa Legislature when they are sworn in and gavel in for a new session this upcoming January.
Iowa Senate Republican Leader Bill Dix (R-Shell Rock) announced the Senate Majority Fund team who will work to build a GOP majority in the Iowa Senate.
Kelvey Vander Hart: Iowans need to put pressure on Iowa Senate Democrats to remove taxpayer funding from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
The Iowa Legislature Delays Smarter Balanced Assessments
Both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate versions of an education appropriations bill includes a delay of the Smarter Balanced Assessments until July 1, 2017.
The Iowa House voted 56 to 42 on the appropriations bill for Health and Human Services, that included provisions to remove funding for abortion providers.