Robin Opsahl
Politics Reporter at Iowa Capital Dispatch
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6 days ago |
charitonleader.com | Robin Opsahl
The Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa Senate amended an open meetings and records bill Thursday to list security camera footage from the Iowa Capitol building as “confidential records.” House File 706 is this year’s attempt to implement higher penalties and training requirements for Iowa’s open meetings and records laws.
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iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl
The Iowa Senate amended an open meetings and records bill Thursday to list security camera footage from the Iowa Capitol building as “confidential records.”House File 706 is this year’s attempt to implement higher penalties and training requirements for Iowa’s open meetings and records laws. Fines for violating open meetings laws would increase to between $500 and $2,500 from the current range of between $100 and $500.
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mississippivalleypublishing.com | Robin Opsahl
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday the state has submitted a waiver to the federal government to implement work requirements for Iowans on the state’s expanded Medicaid program. The governor directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to seek a waiver to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for work requirements, according to a Tuesday news release — an effort she announced she would take action on at the beginning of the 2025 legislative session.
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clintonherald.com | Robin Opsahl
DES MOINES — The Iowa Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would provide protection against lawsuits aimed at limiting constitutional freedoms of speech and press. The legislation, House File 472, is known as an anti-SLAPP bill — referring to a measure intended to combat “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” or SLAPP lawsuits.
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iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 16, 2025 The House Government Oversight Committee questioned officials from the Iowa Judicial Branch and State Court Administration Wednesday while investigating the misallocation of $27.5 million in court debt funds caused by programming errors.
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RT @KObradovich: Hundreds of protesters packed the State Capitol Thursday as lawmakers in both chambers considered legislation that would r…
Line to get into the Iowa State Capitol. There is a public hearing on the bill to remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act at 9:30, and floor debate is expected later today. Info on the bill from earlier this week: https://t.co/lu4oNSJ8tj https://t.co/QpGFGwaDEk
Sen. Chris Cournoyer, R-LeClaire, appointed as lieutenant governor of Iowa. https://t.co/HlbvsbDcE1