Rep. Jones: Child care access important Iowa issue
One of the major problems in our economy is child care. Access to child care and the cost of child care are issues I...
Elliott: Constitutional amendment offered by pro-life Republicans is ‘shocking’
Jamie Burch Elliott spoke against SJR 9, the resolution that would add an amendment to the Iowa Constitution stating there is no right to...
Green alert for veterans-at-risk supported through subcommittee
House Study Bill 135 advanced out of subcommittee on Tuesday. The bill relates to the creation of a green alert program for missing veterans-at-risk....
Senate Sessions — Constitutional Convention in subcommittee today
Senate action resumes Thursday with a subcommittee for a Constitutional Convention headlining the list. There's also a bill that would prohibit use of electronic...
Senate Sessions: Tuesday subcommittees include bill relating to law enforcement profiling
Tuesday's Senate subcommittee meetings will be highlighted by a few different bills of interest. One bill would expand a provision for requiring only one...
Rep. Grassley: Iowa’s Education Review
With last week’s release of the annual Condition of Education Report, a few areas of note are available for viewing.
Students
Student numbers have continued their climb,...
Senate subcommittee passes bill changing judicial nominating process on Wednesday
A subcommittee in the Iowa Senate for Senate Study Bill 1101 on Wednesday afternoon centered around the possibility of altering the process for selecting...
Alzheimer’s Association has advocacy day at Capitol
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...
Thompson: No evidence suggests Iowa Founders would support notion of right...
Joan Thompson of the Iowa Catholic Conference said the amendment is necessary due to the court's ruling and discovery of a so-called fundamental right...
VIDEOS ONLY: Fitzpatrick, Levis debate Iowa’s judicial nominating process
Thursday evening Vanderbilt Law Professor Brian Fitzpatrick and Thomas Levis, president of the Iowa Bar Association, debated whether or not Iowa should alter its...
