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A pair of bills were unanimously passed through the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Tuesday afternoon. House Study Bill 65 was proposed by the Department...

Tuesday was advocacy day at the Capitol for the Alzheimer's Association. The group set up shop in the Capitol rotunda to increase awareness of...

House Study Bill 55 passed on a party line vote Tuesday in a House State Government committee meeting. The joint resolution proposed an amendment...

It's a big day in Senate subcommittees. Sports betting, elimination of certificate of need and a neutrality amendment on abortion will all be featured. SSB...

Jamie Burch Elliott spoke against SJR 9, the resolution that would add an amendment to the Iowa Constitution stating there is no right to...

Maggie DeWitte of Iowans For Life, and spokesperson for the Iowa pro-life coalition, spoke in favor of SJR 9. The coalition, she said, is...

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Assistant Pastor Josh Kent spoke in defense of life on Wednesday afternoon. Kent is the assistant pastor at First Baptist Church of Urbandale. Kent said...

In perhaps the most troubling testimony of the subcommittee, Debbie Griffin, senior "minister" of Downtown Disciples, blasted the amendment. "Attempting to deny the right to...

Pastor A.J. Potter of Pleasantville Baptist Church gave outstanding testimony. "I'm an ordained minister and I'm apparently radical because I believe that in Jesus there...