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In a 6-0 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that an extensive delay in providing public documents can be considered the same as refusing to comply with open records laws.
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In our weekly conversation about politics, we discuss arguments at the Iowa Supreme Court over a so-called fetal heartbeat law. The law was signed in 2018, but a court issued an injunction blocking it from taking effect.
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A lawyer for Gov. Kim Reynolds asked the Iowa Supreme Court Tuesday to reinstate Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” law and allow the state to enforce it.
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The case will determine whether or not Iowa Republicans can move ahead with enacting more restrictions on abortion in the state.
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Journalists with the websites Bleeding Heartland and the Iowa Capital Dispatch say they had to sue Gov. Kim Reynolds to receive records related to her response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bills to create state-funded accounts for families to use for private schools and to enact new requirements for schools on curriculum and student gender identity are moving quickly through the Iowa Legislature.
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Chief Justice Susan Christensen said a lack of court reporters and court-appointed defense lawyers is making it harder to deliver justice.
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week on a case that pits a Colorado website designer against the state's Anti Discrimination Act and a North Carolina case that seeks to limit judicial power to overrule voting policies.
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Polly Carver-Kimm alleged she was forced to resign for fulfilling public records requests at the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the state is trying to remove Gov. Kim Reynolds from her lawsuit.
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Newsbuzz is a roundup of some of the top headlines of the week, including major opioid settlements in the state and a look at Iowa's new Supreme Court Justice.