Reynolds proposes Iowa bill to redefine sex on licenses
Gov. Kim Reynolds filed House Study Bill 649 seeking statutory definitions of sex male and female and requiring birth certificates and driver licenses to list birth sex and post-transition sex. The measure aims to align state data with new definitions while a separate civil rights bill faced protests and stalled in committee.
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Reynolds
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Road tests keep Cedar Rapids buses safe in heavy conditions
At 3 a.m. Scott Wing, Cedar Rapids Community School District transportation manager, drives across the city to assess road safety. He avoids priority snow routes to gauge overall conditions, noting how a 20,000-pound bus handles snow ice and fog across a 100 square mile district.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Scott Wing
Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapid Schools
Wing
Iowa AEA overhaul bill stalls in House
Iowa lawmakers pause Gov. Reynolds proposed AEA reforms as Rep. Skyler Wheeler halts advancement after a subcommittee meeting. Wheeler said the bill will not move forward and called for further conversations while Speaker Grassley seeks a reset in talks on improving special education services and outcomes for disabled students.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Chamber
Skyler Wheeler
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Wheeler
Reynolds
Aeas
Pat Grassley
Johnson Dems reject call to denounce county attorney over protest arrests
Johnson County Democratic Central Committee voted 34 to 13 against denouncing County Attorney Rachel Zimmermann Smith for charging seven protesters who identify as transgender after a October protest against a detransitioner lecture at the University of Iowa. The meeting in Iowa City prompted debate and chants of drop the charges.
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Democratic Central Committee
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University of Iowa
Jon Green
Carpenters Union Local 1260
Green
Rachel Zimmermann Smith
Chloe Cole
Daily Iowan
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Johnson
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Alejandro Rojas
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