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Five Iowa school districts could no longer weigh factors like a students socioeconomic status or English language learner status to prioritize open enrollment requests, according to a bill headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds desk.  The Iowa House voted 56-37 Tuesday to end the voluntary diversity plans that the districts use to maintain diversity in their enrollment. The Senate approved the proposal two weeks earlier, on April 6, meaning the bill now is eligible for the governors signature.  The b...

As Grassley weighs his future, Republicans eye his seat He’s been in the Senate for more than four decades and a fixture in Iowa since starting his political career more than 62 years ago. And now at age 87, Republicans in and out of Iowa are buzzing about this key question bound to reshape politics in the state and at the national level: Will Sen. Chuck Grassley call it quits and forgo a bid for an eighth term? In an interview with CNN, Grassley said he would make a decision in “September,...

Chuck Grassley weighs his future but Republicans eye his US Senate seat in Iowa CNN 3/8/2021 By Manu Raju and Jeff Zeleny, CNN © Steve Pope/Getty Images U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks at the annual Ronald Reagan Commemorative Dinner on, October 25, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa. Hes been in the Senate for more than four decades and a fixture in Iowa since starting his political career more than 62 years ago. And now at age 87, Republicans in and out of Iowa are buzzi...

Des Moines Register Iowa lawmakers are not moving forward this year with Gov. Kim Reynolds proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement, even as they advance several pro-police measures Reynolds had put forward as part of the same bill. The fragmentation of Reynolds proposal shows the divides among Republicans, Democrats and civil rights and law enforcement groups on how to move forward to address policing following last summers pleas for racial justice. In June, as protests were nig...

Iowa Republicans say anti-racial profiling bill appears dead for the year, but pro-police measures still alive Ian Richardson and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register Gov. Reynolds will introduce a bill to protect law enforcement and ban racial profiling Replay Video UP NEXT Iowa lawmakers are not moving forward this year with Gov. Kim Reynolds proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement, even as they advance several pro-police measures Reynolds had put forward ...

By Jason Taylor Mar 5, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Legislative Black Caucus wants Governor Kim Reynolds to veto Back the Blue bills. The five-member caucus says the bills should not pass because they dont include a ban on racial profiling or any requirement for bias training. Governor Reynolds asked for a racial profiling ban in her Condition of the State speech, but that proposal was not included in any of the bills. The Black Caucus says the Republican controlled legislature is moving b...

Pixabay Republican lawmakers did not advance a proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement ahead of a key legislative deadline. Republican lawmakers did not advance Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement ahead of a key legislative deadline Thursday, but they did advance bills that give more protections to police. Reynolds’ “Back the Blue Act” combined the anti-racial profiling legislation with provisions including punishing cities that reduce poli...

By Jason Taylor Mar 5, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Legislative Black Caucus wants Governor Kim Reynolds to veto Back the Blue bills. The five-member caucus says the bills should not pass because they dont include a ban on racial profiling or any requirement for bias training. Governor Reynolds asked for a racial profiling ban in her Condition of the State speech, but that proposal was not included in any of the bills. The Black Caucus says the Republican controlled legislature is moving b...

An Iowa measure to ban public schools from using a project that teaches about slavery won subcommittee approval Tuesday, making it eligible for consideration by the states House Education Committee. The bill, House File 222, sponsored by Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Orange City, would ban schools, colleges and regents institutions from incorporating the 1619 Project or "any similarly developed curriculum" in U.S history classes and would take away state aid from institutions that use it. The 161...

The Iowa Legislative Black Caucus is calling on Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto Back the Blue bills.