Dix resigns Iowa Senate leadership after video shows kiss
Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix resigns from his leadership post and district seat after a video surfaces showing him kissing a lobbyist at a tavern. Sen. Jerry Behn and Sen. Charles Schneider react as the GOP reframes leadership for tax cut and conservative priorities. Dix, 18-year veteran, steps down effective 2 p.m. Monday.
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Republicans to pick new Iowa Senate majority leader
Republican senators will meet in private Wednesday to choose a new majority leader to replace Dix. The leader chairs floor speeches for the Republican majority and sets the calendar for the agenda. The new leader will have about a month left in the year as the 2018 legislative session runs toward a April 17 end.
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Iowa House Bill Seeks to End County Gerrymandering
The Iowa House passed House File 2372 aiming to remove local map drawing from counties and have the Legislative Services Agency handle district creation. The bill would also require counties over 60,000 to adopt Plan 3, enabling voters to choose a district supervisor, a measure critics say limits local control and favors urban counties.
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Republicans find no evidence of collusion in Trump Russia probe
House Intelligence Committee Republicans release a 150 page draft report asserting no conclusive proof of collusion between Donald Trump and Russians in the 2016 election. They say the only notable issue was questionable meetings and judgment at Trump Tower. Democrats call the move a capitulation to the executive branch and push for input.
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