Iowa House Republicans pass 2.25% funding increase for schools; Democrats warn of staff, tax implications
Iowa Senate Republicans passed the caucus’ proposed 2% increase to public school funding for FY 2026 earlier this week; and ...
Iowa joins GOP-led states in advancing anti-'chemtrails' bill banning geoengineering
Iowa joins other GOP-led states that have looked to ban the controversial "geoengineering" concept of counteracting climate ...
How Pat Grassley keeps the Iowa House's sprawling GOP majority united. It's not always easy
In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...
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2 percent? A little more? Iowa lawmakers weigh proposals for K-12 school funding increase
The general state funding increase would be the lowest in at least five years; Republicans say the proposals are sustainable, ...
Iowa House Republicans look to expand gender identity and sexual orientation instruction restrictions
In 2023 Iowa Republican lawmakers passed a massive education policy that included prohibiting gender identity and sexual ...
Iowa House passes 2.25% school funding increase as negotiations with Senate continue
Iowa House Republicans voted Thursday to pass a 2.25% spending increase for K-12 schools as Democrats urged them to more than ...
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Iowa GOP lawmakers again eye public school course on Bible
Senate File 138 would direct the Iowa Board of Education to adopt rules for establishing course standards and teacher ...
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Iowa Congresswoman Hinson says GOP shouldn’t squander opportunity to shrink gov’t
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative is exactly what is needed ...
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Iowa House bill would extend K-6 ban on LGBTQ topics through high school
LGBTQ topics would be banned from middle school and high school curriculum under a bill advancing in the Iowa House that ...
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Bernie Sanders to visit Iowa City as part of 'Fighting Oligarchy' town hall tour
Former Democratic presidential candidate and current U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to visit Iowa City on Feb. 22 as ...
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Iowa GOP chair Jeff Kaufmann elected to another two-year term
Jeff Kaufmann has been re-elected chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. Kaufmann has been the Iowa GOP’s leader for the ...