DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After a marathon day that stretched into Saturday’s early hours, Iowa lawmakers wrapped up a four-month legislative session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts. The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues like immigration and religious freedom, which have proven core to the party’s 2024 campaign message. Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, pushed many priorities through the Legislature after submitting 18 requests for bill drafts, more than any other year of her tenure and any other governor since 2006, publicly available data shows. Here’s a look at the issues that made headlines: REYNOLDS’ PRIORITIES DOMINATE SESSIONEducation was a key issue for Reynolds this session, including one proposal to revise the state’s education system for students with disabilities that consumed lawmakers’ attention. |
Childcare subsidies to start from July, families eligible for up to $75 a weekTame Iti brings Haki Ātea to WaitangiSearch to continue for 79Alec Baldwin again charged with manslaughter in 'Rust' movieGovernment continues funding free period products in schoolsBetter funding could prevent more drowningsHealth Ministry admits failings in handling contracts it awarded to firm with links to Peeni Henare'Major logistics exercise' to deliver humanitarian aid from NZ to GazaChina pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concernsUS Supreme Court Skeptical of Curbing Government Contact With Social Media Firms