Iowa Senate Advances 1 Million for Food Bucks Program
The Iowa Senate Health and Human Services Committee moved a bill to provide 1 million dollars in state funds to double SNAP benefit for fruits and vegetables under the Double up Food Bucks program. Sen. Klimesh touted healthier eating and farmer support while Sen. Trone Garriott called the plan a win for Iowans in rural towns. The measure heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Spillville
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Sarah Trone Garriott
West Des Moines
Trone Garriott
Senate Appropriations Committee
Battle over Iowa school book ban reaches federal courtroom
A long running fight over Iowa Senate File 496 reached a federal hearing in Des Moines with opponents and state lawyers debating the law’s reach. Penguin Random House argues the ban is vague and harms senior and junior readers alike. the state defends it as a legitimate policy to control classroom materials. Justice Locher heard two and a half hours of arguments as both sides seek an injunction while noting possible chaos without clarity on what is prohibited.
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Iowa
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Council Bluffs
Joseph Levy
American Suntanning Association
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Lambda Legal Defense Educational Fund
Iowa Safe Schools
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Iowa State Education Association
U.S. District Court
Stephen Locher
U.S. Court of Appeals
8Th Circuit
Locher
U.S. Supreme Court
Moody v. NetChoice
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ISEA
Antonin Scalia
Thomas Story
Frederick Sperling
Sperling
William Admussen
Story
Admussen
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
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