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Host Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts from the University of Iowa and Cornell College about political reaction to the shooting at an elementary school in Texas.
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Iowa’s 2022 legislative session ended shortly after midnight Wednesday morning, five weeks after the target date for adjournment.
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Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to reject Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ four nominees for the panel that helps select Iowa Supreme Court justices.
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The 2022 Iowa legislative session ends after many weeks of little to no activity in the House or Senate. During a busy two days, final budget bills are approved. Most come revised from the Senate including the education appropriation that funds the public universities. Also a number of policy bills are eligible for the governor to consider, including one changing Iowa’s four decade old can and bottle redemption law. One of the final bills, known as the “standings bill” includes a section that removes the open enrollment deadline for Iowa’s public schools.
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IPR's state government reporter Katarina Sostaric joined Morning Edition host Clay Masters Wednesday to discuss the final hours of the session.
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Iowa lawmakers sent a bill to the governor’s desk Monday that would make major changes to Iowa’s 44-year-old bottle and can deposit program. If the bill is signed into law, grocery and convenience stores could refuse customers’ empty beverage containers.
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Iowa House Republicans will not pass the governor’s proposal for state-funded private school scholarships this session, according to House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford.
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Get caught up on the latest at the state legislature here.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Tuesday that mandates Iowa gas stations to sell gas with higher blends of ethanol.
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The future of abortion rights in Iowa remained unclear Tuesday after Politico reported on a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that showed a majority of justices appear ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. For now, abortion is still legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks into a pregnancy.