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Bill to reform Iowa AEAs facing uncertain future

Advocates told Linn County legislators at a forum Saturday that the needs of deaf and hard of hearing students are not being met by area education agencies. Twelve lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, attended the forum where 30 people shared their personal stories about Iowa’s AEAs.

These days, with political campaigns that seem to go on forever, Iowans may not recognize the significance of what occurred at polling places across the state on November 5, 1968.

Republican Rep. Skyler Wheeler of Hull, chair of the House Education Committee, made his comments in a Facebook post published the day after legislators heard from dozens of Iowans about how the bill would affect students, families and educators.

House Speaker says they will use governors bill as a framework going forward

Hands free calls would be the only legal option

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill to overhaul the state’s area education agencies won’t move forward in the House, the chair of the chambers Education Committee said this

House Speaker says they will use governors bill as a framework going forward

Iowa House and Senate Republicans rolled out a new proposal to provide a “glide path” to eliminating the state individual income tax, but does not set timeline to do so.

‘Glide path’ calls for IPERS investing state surplus, with profits used to reduce taxes