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1 week ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Brianne Pfannenstiel |Sabine Martin
Republican Brad Sherman, a Williamsburg pastor and former state representative, announced in February he would run for governor in 2026, regardless of what Reynolds chose to do. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued a statement congratulating Reynolds and hinting that she would be considering a run herself. Gov. Kim Reynolds' announcement to not seek reelection in 2026 leaves the playing field open for other Republican candidates to step in. When Iowa Gov.
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1 week ago | 
usatoday.com | Kayla Jimenez |Finch Walker |Kelly Meyerhofer |Natalie Neysa Alund |Sabine Martin
Officials at Brevard Public Schools said the Florida district would renew a high school teacher's contract after she referred to a student by a chosen without parental permission. Kayla Jimenez Finch Walker Kelly Meyerhofer Natalie Neysa Alund Sabine MartinUSA TODAYTeachers are facing blowback amid conflicts over using students' preferred names and pronouns.
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2 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Stephen Gruber-Miller |Marissa Payne |Sabine Martin
Stephen Gruber-Miller Marissa Payne Sabine MartinDes Moines RegisterA bill shielding pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits joined a long list of casualties of the Iowa Legislature’s second “funnel” deadline. But the bill cutoff has left lawmakers closer to implementing work requirements for Medicaid recipients and banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The funnel, which was Friday, helps lawmakers narrow their priorities as the legislative session nears, in theory, its final weeks.
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3 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Sabine Martin
The bill would have shielded agricultural chemical makers from failure to warn lawsuits if their product labels complied with federal rules. House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, said there isn't enough support in the caucus for the bill to keep it alive through the second legislative "funnel."An Iowa bill pushed by agricultural chemical companies and their stakeholders to limit lawsuits appears to be dead this session, Republican House leadership said Thursday.
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3 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Sabine Martin
Iowa senators advanced legislation that would allow voluntary easements outside of a pipeline's notice corridor. Lawmakers say it will help avoid the use of eminent domain. Senators unanimously supported the bill, but Democratic lawmakers did not support the amendment that made sweeping changes to the legislation. Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, said the Senate's proposed changes to the eminent domain and carbon capture pipeline bill strip its key objectives.
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3 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Sabine Martin
Opponents of a bill that would shield pesticide and herbicide manufacturers from "failure to warn" lawsuits as long as their products' labels comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines gave a reenergized call to action after last week's close Senate vote. In the tight 26-21 Senate vote last week, six Republican Senators voted with Democrats in opposition to Senate File 394. The thin vote margin marked an erosion of support from last year's 30-19 vote on the same legislation.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Sabine Martin
Opponents of a bill that would shield pesticide and herbicide manufacturers from "failure to warn" lawsuits as long as their products' labels comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines gave a reenergized call to action after last week's close Senate vote. In the tight 26-21 Senate vote last week, six Republican Senators voted with Democrats in opposition to Senate File 394. The thin vote margin marked an erosion of support from last year's 30-19 vote on the same legislation.
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3 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Sabine Martin
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she agrees with top Republican lawmakers that reforming the judicial branch could help limit the use of universal injunctions by "activist judges" who recently blocked several of President Donald Trump's key policies. Hinson's call for potential judicial branch reform follows the Trump administration's rising frustration with district judges who are temporarily blocking the president's top policy orders.
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4 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Michaela Ramm |Sabine Martin
UnityPoint nurses ramped up their calls for change Thursday in a letter delivered to health system officials their alleged activity to prevent their union bid. Nurses at the four UnityPoint Health hospitals in Des Moines announced their intention to form a union through Teamsters Local 90 this past November. Teamsters Local 90 has filed four complaints National Labor Relations Board against UnityPoint Health so far this year, alleging hospital leadership has taken unfair and illegal actions.
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4 weeks ago | 
desmoinesregister.com | Sabine Martin
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she has read the reports on the Signal leak. Hinson said there should be "necessary precautions and procedures put into place" after the incident. U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said "there were mistakes" made and necessary procedures should be set after a journalist reported that he was included in an unsecured chat with the country's top national security officials detailing military plans for airstrikes in Yemen.
