Iowa lawmakers will gather at the Statehouse in Des Moines Monday for the first day of the legislative session. They will return to the capitol amid the pandemic and less than a week after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol.
LISTEN: 2021 Iowa Legislative Session Gavels In Monday
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