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1 month ago | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy |Maya Marchel Hoff
Inside a packed and emotionally charged Iowa Capitol, Republican state lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that weakens legal protections for transgender Iowans, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds’ office did not respond to a request for comment Thursday, but it appeared likely she would sign into law the measure that removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, where it has appeared for nearly two decades.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy
Could more minutes be in store for talented Iowa transfer? Though he has seen just 15 minutes of playing time in Iowa's…
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy
Maj. Gen. Steve Osborn, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard, delivers the annual Condition of the Guard address to a joint session of the Iowa Legislature on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. He is asking lawmakers to exempt young members of the Guard from Iowa’s mandatory K-12 school attendance law.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
globegazette.com | Erin Murphy
DES MOINES — Iowa would use money from its cash reserve to help fund a $9.4 billion state budget proposed Tuesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds made her annual budget presentation in coordination with her annual Condition of the State address to the Iowa Legislature.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy |Tom Barton |Maya Marchel Hoff
Emboldened by another successful election that empowered them with expansive majorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature, Republican state lawmakers on the first day of the 2025 legislative session Monday promised more of the same brand of governing they have deployed over the past eight years. Please subscribe to continue reading… Love Funny Wow Sad Angry
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
wcfcourier.com | Erin Murphy |Tom Barton |Maya Marchel Hoff
DES MOINES — Emboldened by another successful election that empowered them with expansive majorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature, Republican state lawmakers on the first day of the 2025 legislative session Monday promised more of the same brand of governing they have deployed over the past eight years. This will be the ninth legislative session under which Republicans have possessed complete control of the state lawmaking process.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
qctimes.com | Erin Murphy |Tom Barton |Maya Marchel Hoff
DES MOINES — Emboldened by another successful election that empowered them with expansive majorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature, Republican state lawmakers on the first day of the 2025 legislative session Monday promised more of the same brand of governing they have deployed over the past eight years. This will be the ninth legislative session under which Republicans have possessed complete control of the state lawmaking process.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy
Forget Republicans vs. Democrats. There is a new, emerging rivalry in the Iowa Legislature: baby boomers vs. millennials. Among lawmakers in the Iowa House there is an even split for the generational majority between boomers and millennials. And in classic Generation X fashion, that “middle child” generation is a distant third in the House. Coming out of the 2024 election, there are now 37 lawmakers in the House who are from the baby boomer generation and 37 who are classified as millennials.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
wcfcourier.com | Grace King |Erin Murphy
Iowa school leaders this legislative session want state funding to provide free, full-day 4-year-old preschool programs to families, policies that aim to recruit and retain educators and improved children’s mental health services.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
nonpareilonline.com | Erin Murphy
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