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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the “Back the Blue” bill into law on Thursday, increasing penalties for protest-related crimes.

Iowa bill limits diversity training & teaching certain concepts about race and sex ACLU calls it "chilling" There's a controversial bill that just passed the Iowa House; it prohibits institutions like public universities and K-12 schools from teaching "defined" concepts about race and sex. and last updated 2021-05-07 19:44:15-04 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (KMTV) — There's a controversial bill that just passed the Iowa House; it prohibits institutions like public universities and K-12 schools from teaching "defined" concepts about race and sex. ACLU of Iowa's Executive Director Mark Stringer ...

Created: March 09, 2021 04:03 PM (ABC 6 News) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a controversial new bill into law that will affect the ways in which Iowans cast their ballots in future elections. The new bill will shorten the early voting period from 29 days down to 20. It’ll also close polling places on election day an hour early. Additionally, the legislation prohibits election officials from automatically mailing absentee ballot request forms. In 2020, county auditors used mass mailings as tool that helped shatter voting records. The Iowa State Association of County Audi...

The group claims new voting restrictions, part of a nationwide trend following the 2020 presidential election, create an undue burden on Iowa minority voters. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds greets Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, a fellow Republican, after delivering her Condition of the State address in Des Moines in January. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) (CN) — A Latino voting rights group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Iowa’s controversial new voting regulations. The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa filed the complaint against Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and At...