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Iowa, trans civil rights protections

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

Council Bluffs, voted in favor, and Sen. Matt Blake, D-Urbandale, was opposed. Schultz, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the committee would meet Wednesday to take up the legislation.

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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.

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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 GOP advances bill to legalize anti-trans discrimination

Iowans would be free to discriminate based on "gender identity", marking the first time a state has removed protections from ...

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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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Iowa passes bill legalizing discrimination against trans people

It pains me to see how the rights of an entire group’s people can be so quickly and easily discarded," the state's only trans ...

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Feenstra, Miller-Meeks, Hinson, And Nunn Vote ‘Yes’ On House GOP Budget Document

The four Republicans who represent Iowa in the US House have voted for the GOP budget plan that includes an extention of tax ...

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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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