The Iowa Supreme Court will not reinstate a ban on abortions after 6 weeks that was passed and blocked four years ago, before Dobbs. The justices split 3-3 on whether the court or the legislature should make the next move. @IowaPublicRadio
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And with that, Reynolds has signed one of the broadest school choice laws in the country. By the third year, tax-funded Ed Savings Accounts will be available to all Iowa families with no income limits. @IowaPublicRadio
INBOX: @IAGovernor Kim Reynolds will sign her ‘Students First Act’ this morning at 11 in the Capitol rotunda. Gives families public funding for private school tuition. She announced the plan just two weeks ago in her Condition of the State address. @IowaPublicRadio
Here's the roll call vote tally for Gov. Kim Reynolds' school choice bill... after five hours of debate in the Iowa House. Passed 54-45 with nine Rs joining all Ds against it. @IowaPublicRadio
Debate shifts to the Iowa Senate.
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Police say two injured students have died since a shooting occurred at an alternative education program in Des Moines this afternoon. @IowaPublicRadio https://t.co/lEekdQy6D0
Amanda Palacios lost her children to the foster care system more than 20 years ago.
“It made me feel like 'Who are they to tell me I can't be mother to my own children?'”
Stories like hers ignited a march that still exists today. Listen @IowaPublicRadio
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INBOX: @RepCindyAxne concedes to @NunnForCongress in a race separated by about 0.7%.
"I hope Zach Nunn understands the responsibility of this office and will continue my hard work to uplift Iowans’ voices in Washington D.C.”
BREAKING: Republican Zach Nunn wins election to U.S. House in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne. #APracecall at 2:20 p.m. CST. https://t.co/2nlgpjzI1K
Pipeline protesters blocked traffic outside the DSM convention center where CO2 capture companies are meeting. This man took his Tahoe to the sidewalk, bumped into a protest volunteer and drove off. After a while rally moved to the sidewalk. @IowaPublicRadio
INBOX: Republican Zach Nunn again claims victory in Iowa’s 3rd District, leading by a little more than 2,000 votes with all precincts reporting. No AP call yet and no word yet from Axne campaign. @IowaPublicRadio
From Day 1, we’ve been a grassroots team of Iowans from all over the district ready to bring our Iowa values to D.C. We’re humbled and honored to have won our mission and are ready to bring change to our country.
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Now Mike Franken's turn to speak. Tells supporters to be ready to fight another day. Democracy “thrives only when we protect it and nurture it and when we come together to reject fear and rebalance the scales.”
DeJear speaking to Iowa Dems in Des Moines: "While we came up short in this campaign... our loss is not a loss all the way. I don't want you to give up."
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley is running for his eighth term in office.
He's facing the closest race he's had since his first election to the Senate in 1980. https://t.co/mddP6Un38t
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