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Iowa, libraries and GOP bills

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

Iowa librarians are pushing back on multiple Republican-led bills that they say would take away local control from public libraries and threaten Iowans' access to information, while supporters favor the measures to block children from accessing "inappropriate" material.

The Dispatch / The Rock Island A… · 1d

Iowa bill would restrict state funding for libraries that are American Library Association members

Senate File 238 would halt certain state funding to public libraries from the Enrich Iowa Program if they are members of nationwide nonprofit organizations that promote federal and state legislation.

Iowa Public Radio · 1d

Iowa Senate advances a bill to remove obscenity exemptions for libraries and schools

Legislators on an Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Tuesday that would remove exemptions to the state’s obscenity laws for libraries and schools, a move opponents say could open libraries up to lawsuits and would be logistically difficult for small libraries to protect against.

Iowa, Civil Rights Act

Des Moines Register · 2d

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.

The Washington Post · 8h

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.

cbs2iowa.com · 15h

Iowa's first & only transgender lawmaker slams bill to strip trans civil rights

From iowa's first and only transgender lawmaker at the state capitol -- hiawatha house rep aime wichtendahl amy wicken-doll says the bill and the discussions su

Radio Iowa2d

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 ...

Democrats protest potential Medicaid cuts outside Zach Nunn's office as GOP weighs budget

Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have scheduled a vote Tuesday to move forward with their party’s ...

Radio Iowa10d

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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