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accessible state parks
May 20, 2024
The House and Senate passed a bill that requires DNR to research and develop recommendations for the accessibility of people with disabilities in state parks and public recreation. Now it is up to the Governor to sign the bill.
Repealing all rules
May 17, 2024
A bill would repeal every single rule every 5 years and then have the rules re-instated through rulemaking, a lengthy, expensive process
Nishnabotna fishkill
May 15, 2024
Ask the Environmental Protection Commission to refer NEW Cooperative to the Attorney General for stiff penalties for its fertilizer leak and fish kill in the Nishnabotna River.
Off-road vehicles on state park roads
May 5, 2024
Concerns about allowing off-road vehicles on the state park roads
EPA releases coal plant rules
April 27, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency finalized four separate standards that will slash air, water, and carbon pollution from power plants.
Constitutional Challenges of Iowa Laws
April 25, 2024
In the last few years, the Iowa legislature has passed a number of bills that have faced constitutional challenges. The legislature wants to be engaged in those challenges.
Legislature adjourned
April 22, 2024
Very early in the morning on April 20, the legislature adjourned. See a summary of their work.
Requiring super-majority for income tax increases
April 20, 2024
Bills moving through the Iowa legislature call for a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds majority of the house and senate in order to pass an income tax increase; a decrease would need a simple majority, plus it would require a...
Single income tax rate
April 20, 2024
A bill was introduced to amend Iowa's constitution to require a single income tax rate
Raising property taxes on forest & fruit tree reservations
April 20, 2024
A bill moving the legislature would allow counties to decide to assess property taxes on forest reservations and fruit tree reservations or give them a tax exemption