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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former software entrepreneur who enacted a slate of laws this year advancing conservative policies on culture war issues, highlighted his small-town roots and business experience as he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential...
Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six, and all books depicting sex acts will be removed from school libraries, under a bill Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Friday. The...
Iowa police footage in teen's fatal shooting won't be public, panel rules
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Footage from body cameras Des Moines police officers were wearing when they shot and killed a 16-year-old boy will not be made public, a state panel has ruled. The Iowa Public Information Board ruled May 18 that video of the shooting should be withheld,...
Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals
Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths, as introduced or enacted, are identical or very similar to some model legislation, or ready-made bills suggested to lawmakers by interest groups, an Associated Press analysis has found. The AP...
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Quad-City Times. May 21, 2023. Editorial: State needs to work better with local governments Many things could be said about the 116-calendar-day Iowa legislative session that just ended. We see two words that seemed left out: local government. ...
Meet the influential new player on transgender health bills
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at...
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. May 14, 2023. Editorial: Keep innovating to engage young people in the tri-state area A front page story today examines the efforts made to attract and retain young adults in the tri-state area. Local business leaders believe that millennials...
DeSantis in Iowa warns of GOP 'culture of losing' as weather sidelines Trump's event in the state
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Decrying a Republican “culture of losing,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought Saturday to weaken former President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP as tornado warnings interrupted a collision of leading presidential prospects in battleground Iowa. ...
Iowa lawmakers close with private school funds, tax breaks
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature adjourned Thursday after approving most of the Republican majority's priorities, including using public money for private school tuition, banning gender-affirming care for transgender children, removing some books from school libraries and reorganizing...
Kicked off Medicaid: Millions at risk as states trim rolls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his Florida family will still be covered by Medicaid come Monday. One form on the state's website said coverage for their sick 5-year-old son, Ryder,...
