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The prospects for changes to Iowa’s bottle bill remained unclear Thursday, two days after Senate Republicans passed a bill that would allow grocery and other stores to refuse to redeem nickel deposits on cans and bottles.

Iowa Senate Republicans say their plan would breathe new life into the state recycling program, while Senate Democrats say the plan would strangle the program to death.

The House and Senate have key differences in their plans, and its not clear theyll reach an agreement before the end of the legislative session.

AP file Gov. Kim Reynolds talked about Iowas need for affordable housing in her Condition of the State address last month. Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to expand affordable housing options in Iowa had its first hearing at the Iowa Capitol Thursday, and affordable housing advocates, business groups and local government representatives expressed support for the package. The bill would create new tax credits for developers of low-income housing up to $15 million per year. It also would remove th...

AJ TaylorJanuary 26, 2021Last Updated: February 28, 2021 State Senator Zach Whiting (District 1) has introduced SJR4 the U.S. Term Limits (USTL) Article V application for Iowa to join other states in calling for a convention for proposing a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Seven other members of the senate cosponsored the legislation: Dan Dawson (District 8), Mark Lofgren (District 46), Dennis Guth (District 4), Ken Rozenboom (District 40), Tom Shipley (District 11)...