by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has passed a bill giving schools some legal protection if staff with a professional gun permit volunteer to respond to a shooting on school grounds. According to Senator Dave Rowley, a Republican from Spirit Lake, 20 Iowa school districts have...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 10, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that lets Iowa officials arrest and deport people who are in the country illegally. Reynolds said the law “gives Iowa law enforcement te power to do what (President Biden) is unwiling to do: enforce...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 8, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa House has added eggs to a bill about meat labeling. The bill started in the Iowa Senate and it outlines penalties for food processors that do not clearly label plant-based or lab-grown proteins as meat alternatives. House Republicans say the penalties should...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann says the friction between former President Donald Trump and Governor Kim Reynolds over her November endorsement of Ron DeSantis will evaporate as the General Election campaign gets underway. “There was some back and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 5, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
A state senator has a plan that would give the governor authority to appoint the majority of members on commissions that nominate Iowans to be district court judges. Republican Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola would have the governor appoint six of the 11 members...