Taxes, Masks, & Sine Die
Last day of the 2021 legislative session featured a surprise amendment to a bill prohibiting schools and cities from implementing mask mandates strict...
Under the Golden Dome
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The process of creating policy and law in the Iowa Legislature can be complicated. We break it down and make it easier to understand. Under the Golden Dome provides context, depth, and a better understanding of the legislative session. Learn about elected officials, influencers, and issues on this weekly podcast.
Bottle Redemption, More Budgets And A Large Law Enforcement Bill
As the 2021 session comes to a close, changing Iowa’s bottle redemption system received a public hearing. Another large department budget passed out o...
Counter Proposal
A week after House committees presented appropriations budgets, the Senate followed. There are a few differences between the two chambers and they mus...
Booze, Broadband And Budgets
This week, the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill allowing third-party services to deliver beer, wine, or liquor to a customer’s home. Grants...
Robot Delivery And Trespassing Penalties
Autonomous personal delivery devices may start operating in residential areas of Iowa communities. The House has passed a bill allowing for these robo...
First Signs Of New Budget And Tax Changes
Legislators are beginning the sprint to the end of the legislative session. Budgets are starting to form in the Senate and House. So are more tax redu...
Diversity Training Restrictions and Expanding Vaccination
With demand for a COVID-19 shot expected to be high this year, the House has passed a bill allowing dentists to administer these vaccines. The House a...
Penalties and Questions
A bill in the Iowa Senate passes that would add penalties for protesters who cause damage or interfere with police trying to break up a disorderly pro...
Funnel Deadline
The legislative season is around the halfway mark, where there is a deadline for most bills to pass out of one full committee. Bills with a financial ...
Election Changes and School Boards
A controversial bill proposes changing Iowa’s election laws and increasing penalties. It receives a public hearing, then two days later it passes in t...