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Republicans currently hold 64 seats in the Iowa House to Democrats' 36. And the GOP has a supermajority of 34-16 supermajority in the Iowa Senate.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in an occasional series of articles about issues that are likely to return for debate in next year's session of the Iowa Legislature.
Low wages drive high turnover among direct care staff, advocates said.
Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program has a popularity problem.
Michigan legislators are tackling predatory lending practices, aiming to set standards for payday loans and maximum interest rates. In Kent County alone, with a payday loan volume of $60 million, the House Insurance and Financial Services Committee discussed Senate Bill 632, sponsored by Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, which seeks to cap annual interest rates at 36% compared to current rates reaching nearly 400%. ...