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Week 14 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature Things are slowly starting to take shape and beginning to wrap up at the statehouse! Just a few short working days remain before the scheduled adjournment date of...
Week 13 Legislative Update
As we enter what we hope are the final weeks of the session we note they have been strangely quiet so far. Currently, signs are pointing to an on-time-ish adjournment as the Senate released its...
Week 11 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature This week brought a noticeable shift in pace at the Capitol. With policy committees largely done with their work for the session, the focus is now on Ways and Means...
Week 10 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The second funnel week is finally over, and hundreds of bills are now ineligible for further consideration by the legislature. This was a very different funnel week...
Week 9 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The week started relatively slow and quiet but quickly picked up pace mid-week. With the impending funnel deadline on March 15th, lawmakers spent much of their time...
Week 8 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature This week the House and Senate spent countless hours caucusing and debating dozens of bills on the floor feeling the pressure to have their priorities make the...
Week 7 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature Lawmakers spared no time jumping into floor action after a very busy funnel week. The next phase of session has started, and the gears have shifted from continuous...
Week 6 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature We SURVIVED the first funnel week! This week was incredibly busy, with several long days, and committee meetings running hours behind. It certainly lived up to its...
Week 5 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature With the First Legislative Funnel deadline just one week away, lawmakers held hundreds of subcommittee meetings and long committee blocks to consider their members’...
Week 4 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The 4th week of the 2024 Legislative Session was bustling, marked by the daily introduction of dozens of new bills, and large crowds of onlookers at various...
Week 3 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature This week started off with a bang and never slowed down as subcommittee and committee work got underway! On Tuesday, 64 subcommittee meetings were held followed by...
Week 2 Legislative Update
This week in the Iowa Legislature The second week of the 2024 legislative session began a day later than usual; the Capitol was closed on Monday for both MLK Jr. Day and so legislators could...