Hunting for dollars and needs more public land in Iowa
Guest column argues Iowa needs more public land access to nature as only about 2 percent of the state's land is publicly accessible. The piece notes habitat links hunters, anglers, bird-watchers, and others, emphasizing cooperation between groups and the role of diverse habitats beyond row crops. it highlights ibises near a duck blind and cites farming-dominated landscapes.
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Transgender Iowan delivers poignant protest on civil rights bill
Iowa House heard Democrat Aime Wichtendahl speak against removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The Hiawatha representative, the first openly transgender legislator in Iowa, described personal hardship from job loss to eviction and warned the bill would strip protections for work, housing and credit.
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Iowa lawmakers remove gender identity protections from Civil Rights Act
An Iowa hearing features Rep. Ross Wilburn challenging the notion of immutability as Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a bill removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The act previously protected housing employment education and credit based on immutable traits or beliefs, and the author argues gender identity cannot be affirmed as a true class.
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