Des Moines, Iowa — Governor Kim Reynolds has named an eastern Iowa native who’s been a leader in the national school choice movement to be the next director of the Iowa Department of Education. Read more
Bill Bans K-6 Classroom Instruction Of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa House has passed a bill to ban instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through sixth-grade classrooms. Read more
House Sends Governor Bill That Would Ban Transgender Meds, Procedures For Minors
Des Moines, Iowa — After a nearly two-and-a-half-hour debate, the Iowa House has given final approval to a bill that would ban Iowa doctors and therapists from providing gender transition care to minors. Read more
Riverboat Foundation To Sponsor Midwest Honor Flight With $87,500 Grant
Larchwood, Iowa — Midwest Honor Flight — the organization that flies veterans to Washington, D.C. to see war memorials and other important D.C. landmarks — has received a large donation from the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation. Read more
Iowa Senate Sends Government Reorganization Plan To State House
Des Moines, Iowa — Republicans in the Iowa Senate have approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ nearly 1,600 page bill to revamp state government, shrinking the number of agencies from 37 to 16, and giving the governor authority to set the pay for her top administrators. Read more
NCC President Receives Honor
Sheldon, Iowa — The president of a local educational institution has received an honor. Read more