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Iowa, trans civil rights protections

Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections

Iowa Republicans are moving closer to removing gender identity from Iowa's civil rights law as transgender Iowans pleaded with them to reconsider.

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Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections

The Iowa Senate and House debated for several hours before passing the legislation overwhelmingly along party lines. The governor is expected to sign the bill.

The Hill on MSN · 19h

Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds

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Iowa librarians push back on GOP bills as a 'thinly veiled attack on libraries'

"Iowa libraries are slowly losing their local control, year by year," said Sam Helmick, president of the American Library ...

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Iowa’s Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Nunn, Feenstra back House GOP budget resolution

The four Republicans who represent Iowa in the U.S. House have voted for the GOP budget plan that includes an extension of ...

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Iowa Republicans move forward with bill requiring 'abortion reversal drug' information

Under a new Republican-led bill, healthcare providers would need written consent before administering pills for a medication abortion. It would also require pro ...

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Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart: GOP taking Iowans 'backwards' on civil rights

The comments come as legislators make a renewed push to strip protections for transgender Iowans from the state's Civil ...

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Pastor is likely GOP challenger to Iowa governor in 2026

Former State Representative Brad Sherman, a pastor from Williamsburg, has announced he will seek the Republican Party’s 2026 ...

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Iowa House bill seeks to limit SNAP purchases, faces backlash over narrow food options

Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill that would limit what foods can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.The proposal ...

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