Iowa bars local gender identity protections after rolling back its civil rights code Associated PressCaitlyn CherepakhovMarch 11, 2026Iowa, LGBTQ
Iowa Legislature considers bill to ban local identification cards KCCICaitlyn CherepakhovMarch 10, 2026Iowa, Identification
Iowa Senate sends bill restricting local civil rights protections to governor Iowa Capital DispatchCaitlyn CherepakhovMarch 9, 2026Iowa, LGBTQ
Iowa House approves bill restricting local civil rights commissions KCCICaitlyn CherepakhovMarch 6, 2026Iowa, LGBTQ, Home Rule
House passes bill to stop local transgender protections The GazetteCaitlyn CherepakhovMarch 5, 2026Iowa, LGBTQ
Bill banning local IDs clears House vote Iowa Public RadioCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 26, 2026Iowa, Identification
Bills by state lawmakers may curb local control, leaders warn AxiosCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 11, 2026Iowa, Home Rule
Local civil rights protections could not exceed state law, bill proposes Iowa Capital DispatchCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 9, 2026Iowa, Home Rule
Iowa lawmakers consider bill stripping townships of duties Des Moines RegisterCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 5, 2026Iowa, Home Rule
Iowa lawmakers, governor push bills limiting LGBTQ education and local civil rights protections The GazetteCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 4, 2026Iowa, LGBTQ, Education
Capitol Notebook: Iowa House Republicans advance bill that would ban local ID cards The GazetteCaitlyn CherepakhovFebruary 3, 2026Iowa, Identification
Iowa lawmakers send ban on citizen police review boards to Gov. Kim Reynolds Adam PolaskiApril 19, 2025Iowa, Policing
Iowa Senate bill would ban D.E.I. programs in city, county governments Radio IowaAdam PolaskiMarch 26, 2025DEI, Iowa, LGBTQ, Racial Justice
Iowa Senate passes bill banning citizens’ police review boards Iowa Capital DispatchAdam PolaskiMarch 17, 2025Iowa, Policing
House bill would take funding from libraries involved in advocacy NPRAdam PolaskiMarch 14, 2025Iowa, Book Bans, Education
Iowa librarians push back on GOP bills as a 'thinly veiled attack on libraries' Des Moines RegisterAdam PolaskiFebruary 28, 2025Iowa, School Phone Bans
Iowa House bill would extend K-6 ban on LGBTQ topics through high school WVIKAdam PolaskiFebruary 13, 2025Iowa, Education, LGBTQ, Parents Bill of Rights
State asks federal court to lift injunction on Iowa book ban law, 'support Iowa's youth' Des Moines RegisterAdam PolaskiJune 11, 2024Iowa, Book Bans, Curriculum, Racial Justice, LGBTQ