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Robin Opsahl reports on Iowa Senate passage of spending plans for agricultural and natural resources programs.

An earlier bill which opponents feared would limit public land acquisitions failed in the House during the second funnel.

The Iowa Senate passed the agriculture and natural resources spending bill Tuesday with a provision Democrats said could limit the acquisition of public lands.

The Iowa Senate passed a budget Tuesday that could zero out funding for river and stream sensors that measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.

The bill bans books with depictions of sex acts from school libraries, but the Senate clarified religious texts would be exempt.

The Iowa Senate sent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ “parental rights” bill back to the House Wednesday for another look as Republicans try to find a consensus on issues like “age-appropriate” school

Senate Republicans passed a bill that would relax some of Iowa’s child labor laws early Tuesday morning, after an overnight debate. It would expand what work teens aged 14 to 17 can do and what hours they can work.

Several red states have attempted to pass legislation to expand birth control access — but some anti-abortion groups oppose the move.

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