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Iowa libraries and museums warn of financial losses as a result of property tax changes signed into law last year.

Libraries, museums warn of losses as 2023 law takes effect

Under a bill unanimously approved by Iowa Senate lawmakers on Tuesday, manufacturers and restaurants with plant-based or lab-grown meat alternatives would have to clarify their marketing by including words like “meatless” or “imitation” on their packaging. The bill, Senate File 2391, would also prohibit the use of meat-like identifiers like “burger” or “drumstick” and would...

DES MOINES — House Republican lawmakers have halted a proposal that would help Iowa’s public libraries reverse anticipated financial losses under a property tax reform measure signed into law last

Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill Thursday to allow 3 percent of growth in Supplemental State Aid to Iowa’s public school districts. House Study Bill 712 passed the Iowa House Education Committee along party lines, 15-8, on Thursday afternoon. Iowa’s public school districts receive supplemental state aid, or SSA, in addition to local property tax...

Iowa legislators have placed a focus on public libraries recently. House Study Bill 678 (HSB678) was introduced last Wednesday, and the Local Government subcom

Bills focused on oversight and funding for Iowa public libraries may not advance past the first major legislative deadline for the 2024 session, but library advocates said there is still

The Mason City Public Library is advocating against a legislative proposal that would see state funding for libraries in Iowa brought under more local control, joining the Iowa Library Association

The proposed state law come after a similar proposal in Pella was defeated by a public vote in November.

KNOXVILLE — "Freedom to Read" will be the topic at the Marion County Democrats Presidents Day Soup Luncheon on Sunday, Feb. 18, from 1-4 p.m. The event will be held