by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 16, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa House has sent the governor a bill that will let teachers and other school staff volunteer to carry a gun at school if their school board approves. “Time and math do not lie. The first 30 seconds in these (active shooter) scenarios are extremely...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 16, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has sent the governor a bill to set up state regulations for traffic cameras that generate tickets for speeding. Cities and counties will have to get a traffic camera permit from the Iowa Department of Transportation. “The DOT may grant the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 15, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The legislature has passed a bill requiring motorists in Iowa to yield not just to pedestrians in crosswalks, but to bicyclists, skateboarders and people on scooters or in wheelchairs. It expands current state law, which says drivers face criminal charges if they...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 12, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The top Republican in the Iowa House says there needs to be more review of a bill designed to ensure Iowa men who were sexually abused by Boy Scout leaders decades ago get full payments from a national settlement. Iowa’s current time limit on suing perpetrators...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill that’s cleared the Iowa legislature would let churches and non-profit organizations that host bingo games as fundraisers offer a gun worth up to $5000 as a prize. The bill cleared the Senate almost unanimously in February without debate, but there was...