Author Archives: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa's Revenue Projections Dip: Tax Cuts Still on the Table
(Des Moines) Iowa's state revenue is projected to be lower than expected. Iowa's Revenue Estimating Conference lowered its estimated eight-and-a-half billion dollars in state revenue by 218 million do...
Mar 14, 2025
Anti-SLAPP bill on lawsuits related to free speech, press passes House
(Des Moines) The Iowa House unanimously passed legislation Tuesday offering legal protections against lawsuits filed to limit freedom of speech and press. House File 472 is the latest attempt to enact...
Mar 11, 2025
Bills on elections, immigration and guns squeak past Legislature's 'funnel' deadline
(Des Moines) Iowa lawmakers approved bills on elections, firearms and immigration law enforcement Thursday just ahead of the Legislature's first "funnel" deadline of the 2025 session. Most bills neede...
Mar 07, 2025
GOP tax committee chairs introduce property tax legislation
(Des Moines) The Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature's tax committees released their property tax proposal Thursday. Rep. Bobby Kaufman, R-Wilton and Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, chairs o...
Mar 07, 2025
Iowa House panel votes to lower firearm age limit 18
(Des Moines) Iowa's age limit on owning firearms would be lowered from 21 to 18 under a bill advanced by a House Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday. Current Iowa law requires Iowans to be at least 21 year...
Mar 04, 2025
Iowa lawmakers move to prioritize corn, pork and dairy in school lunches
(Des Moines) Iowa senators advanced a bill Tuesday to implement nutrition guidelines and education in Iowa schools that prioritize the state's "unique" food sources like corn, pork and dairy. The bill...
Mar 04, 2025
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
(Des Moines) A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday. Senate File 360 would prohibit health care providers from...
Mar 04, 2025
Bill proposes funding for free tampons, pads in school restrooms
(Des Moines) A House Education subcommittee unanimously advanced a bill Monday to require school districts provide free feminine hygiene products, like tampons and menstrual pads, in school restrooms....
Mar 03, 2025
House water use bill aims to 'make sure Iowa doesn't become Kansas'
(Des Moines) An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill Thursday that would require water use permits be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in terms of "beneficial use." Representatives and supporters ...
Feb 28, 2025
Hundreds protest as Legislature votes to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act
(Des Moines) Hundreds gathered in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol Feb. 27, 2025, protesting legislation to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act that lawmakers are expected to de...
Feb 28, 2025
