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Wednesday, February 7th, 2024

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A bill that would direct government bodies in Iowa to identify people by their sex at birth has advanced in the Iowa House. Another bill saying schools could not punish someone for using the wrong names or pronouns for a teacher or student has passed the House Education Committee. And, lawmakers observed moments of silence Tuesday to honor former Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, who died earlier this week.