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As educators, we are taught to be apolitical, but we cannot stand aside when our profession is being disrupted.

bshea@messengernews.net A bill that would reduce early voting in Iowa will become a model for the rest of the nation, state Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink said Friday. ”We will find other states that will follow what Iowa has done,” the Fort Dodge Republican said during an Eggs and Issues forum. State Sen. Jesse Green, R-Harcourt, also commented on the measure during the virtual question and answer session. ”The worst form of voter suppression is voter fraud,” he said. State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, did not comment on the voting legislation. Instead, she talked about bills she wrote to im...

DES MOINES - The Iowa House on Wednesday approved two bills to increase access to health care, especially in rural Iowa, by requiring the University of Iowa medical and dentistry schools to offer more opportunities for Iowan students and residents.

Rep. Meyer’s bill to end the threat should become law Feb 2, 2021 It’s an all too common sight on Iowa roads: a driver with a phone pressed to their ear, chatting away while their vehicle weaves in and out of its lane. Such action could be the beginning of a crash and, in a worst case scenario, a tragedy. Just how bad is the problem? In 2019, the last full year for which statistics are available, the Iowa Department of Transportation recorded 1,099 crashes caused by drivers who were distracted by a phone or other electronic device. Those crashes caused three deaths and 538 injuries.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law on Friday a bill that takes away some local control of school boards and superintendents to decide what learning models are