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10 hours ago | 
kcci.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
Lawmakers resolved some years-long disputes between the Iowa House and Senate, as well as approving major segments of the state budget, before adjourning the legislative session early Thursday. One issue that was finally resolved late Wednesday after a three-year stalemate was a bill specifying how to distribute millions of dollars from a court settlement, to be spent addressing the opioid crisis in Iowa.
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1 day ago | 
yahoo.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
Iowa lawmakers gave final approval to legislation cutting the taxes employers pay into the state's unemployment insurance fund. (Photo by Getty Images)Both chambers of the Iowa Legislature passed changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance taxes Wednesday, sending Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to her for final approval.
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1 day ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
Both chambers of the Iowa Legislature passed changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance taxes Wednesday, sending Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to her for final approval. Senate File 607, brought forward by Reynolds early in the 2025 legislative session, would cut the taxable wage base used to calculate unemployment insurance taxes in half from 66.7% to 33.4%.
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1 day ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home. Before ending the session, lawmakers must approve the state’s budget, the collection of bills funding Iowa’s state departments, agencies as well as meeting other spending obligations.
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1 day ago | 
voiceofalexandria.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
The Iowa Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home. Before ending the session, lawmakers must approve the state’s budget, the collection of bills funding Iowa’s state departments, agencies as well as meeting other spending obligations.
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1 day ago | 
corydontimes.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
The Iowa Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home. Before ending the session, lawmakers must approve the state’s budget, the collection of bills funding Iowa’s state departments, agencies as well as meeting other spending obligations.
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1 day ago | 
southernminn.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
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dewittobserver.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
The Iowa Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home. Before ending the session, lawmakers must approve the state’s budget, the collection of bills funding Iowa’s state departments, agencies as well as meeting other spending obligations.
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1 day ago | 
albianews.com | Robin Opsahl |Brooklyn Draisey
The Iowa Capitol on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Lawmakers could wrap up the 2025 session as early as Wednesday – but there are still several spending and final policy measures left on the chambers’ calendars before legislators can head home. Before ending the session, lawmakers must approve the state’s budget, the collection of bills funding Iowa’s state departments, agencies as well as meeting other spending obligations.
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6 days ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl
Members of Iowa’s federal delegation have introduced multiple measures related to health care, weighing in on Medicaid coverage and maternal care options. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Ashley Hinson, both Republicans, helped introduced the “More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed” (MOMS) Act in the Senate and House respectively, legislation that they said would help provide more services and support for expecting and new mothers.
