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Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 10

This week marks the halfway point between the first and second funnels of the 2025 Iowa Legislative session. Both the House and Senate advanced legislation ahead of that second funnel deadline, including several controversial...more

3/24/2025 / Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Education Reform , Employee Benefits , Immigration Procedures , New Legislation , Paid Leave , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Transportation Industry , Trump Administration

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session Week 9

The Iowa Legislature returned after the first funnel deadline in Week 8 and the pace shifted as the Iowa House and Senate spent more time on floor debate and attention shifted to Ways and Means and Appropriations bills and...more

3/21/2025 / Election Results , Legislative Agendas , New Legislation , Public Policy , State and Local Government , State Budgets , State Legislatures , Taxation

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 6

Week 6 of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session has come and gone. Inside the Capitol, it was bustling with members of the public protesting and testifying in subcommittee while the outside world experienced sub-zero...more

2/24/2025 / Civil Rights Act , Education Reform , Gender Identity , Healthcare , Legislative Agendas , New Legislation , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Trump Administration

Iowa 2025 Legislative Session – Week 5

Week 5 of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session closed with the first major deadline of the year. Individual legislators had until Friday, February 14, to request bills and joint resolution drafts to the Legislative Services...more

2/17/2025 / Educational Institutions , Energy Policy , Energy Sector , Executive Orders , Legislative Agendas , New Legislation , Regulatory Reform , School Districts , State and Local Government , State Budgets

Iowa Legislative Session – Week 3

The 91st General Assembly reconvened at the Capitol for a full week of legislating. Last week, there were 144 new bill introductions between both chambers, and 90 bills passed out of subcommittee. Currently, 33 bills have...more

2/3/2025 / Gaming , General Assembly , Governor Reynolds , Legislative Agendas , Proposed Legislation , Public Schools , Special Election , State and Local Government , State Legislatures , Unemployment Insurance

Iowa General Assembly – Legislative Session Week 1

The 91st General Assembly gaveled in last week to begin the 2025 Iowa legislative session. The Republican Party returned to the Capitol with an even stronger hold on the legislature after the 2024 election, increasing their...more

1/21/2025 / Affordable Housing , Education Reform , Healthcare , Legislative Agendas , Medicaid , Property Tax , State and Local Government , State Budgets , State Legislatures

First Day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session

The Iowa Legislature gaveled in yesterday, Monday, January 13, for the first day of session. All returning and newly elected House and Senate members convened at the Capitol for the first year of the 91st General Assembly....more

1/14/2025 / Affordable Housing , Education Reform , General Assembly , Government Efficiency , Legislative Agendas , Property Tax , Proposed Legislation , State and Local Government , State Budgets , State Legislatures

Election Day 2024 Update

Election Day 2024 is one week away. On Tuesday, November 5, voters across the United States will head to the polls to cast their ballot in local, state, and national races....more

10/31/2024 / General Elections , Local Elections , Members of Congress , Political Campaigns , Political Candidates , Presidential Elections , State and Local Government , State Elections , State Legislatures

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