Iowa lawmakers advance misguided proposals, ignore big problems
Randy Evans highlights some bad ideas advancing in the Iowa legislature, while leaders ignore serious problems facing Iowans.
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Randy Evans highlights some bad ideas advancing in the Iowa legislature, while leaders ignore serious problems facing Iowans.
The Iowa Legislature advanced bills last week to formally allow most court proceedings to be conducted remotely, similarly to how many cases were handled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Brad Zaun has pushed to ban the traffic cameras ever since he received a citation in 2011 after a camera captured his son speeding while driving the senator’s vehicle in Cedar Rapids.
Lawmakers also advanced a bill allowing families to monitor nursing home residents.
Iowa school districts could hire religious chaplains to counsel students under a bill given preliminary approval Tuesday in a House subcommittee. House File 2