Highlights in this edition: 

• Manufacturing 4.0 Grants for Fiscal Year 2026
  • The grants help small- and mid-size Iowa manufacturers
• House Republicans Vote to Get Dangerous Repeat Offenders Off the Street
  • County attorneys are expected to protect the community putting the safety of law-abiding Iowans ahead of the needs of criminals
• Are Electric Vehicles Paying into the Road Use Tax Fund to Support Iowa Roads?
  • Back in 2019, the Legislature created a series of new registration fees and fuel taxes for alternatively fueled vehicles 
• House Ways and Means Committee Passes Proposed Constitutional Amendment
  • With consistent criticism from Democrats targeting income tax reductions, the amendment is needed to protect future generations of Iowans from income tax increases spearheaded by Democrats

Highlights in this edition: 

• Republicans Pass Bill to De-Woke Iowa's Education Code
  • This bill strikes terms which serve as the entry point for destructive ideologies like DEI, Critical Race Theory and other woke ideas into classrooms
• House Amends MAHA bill, Ensures More Physical Activity 
  
  • Iowa currently ranks 11th in the nation for adult obesity and one in six children in Iowa are considered obese
• House Amends Welfare Bill to Focus on True Safety-Net
  • The bill reemphasizes that safety-net programs for low-income Iowans are not intended to be forever government dependent programs
• House Passes Property Tax Bill
  • Instead of worrying about government spending needs, the bill clearly puts the property taxpayer first

Highlights in this edition: 

• House Continues Work on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
  • The House budget represents a 1.6 percent increase in state General Fund spending when compared to the current year's budget
• House Republicans Ensure Parental Involvement in HPV Vaccine
  • Senate File 304 simply removes the ability for a child as young as 9 to consent to the HPV vaccine without their parent being involved in the discussion
• House Republicans Pass Apprenticeship Bill
  • Feedback from Iowans helped House Republicans create these pathways for students to experience apprenticeship programs early on 
• Stricter Bail Requirements Approved by House and Senate
  • The bill explicitly states that the standard bond schedule cannot be used to simply release someone if they are charged with violent crimes like murder, robbery or sexual abuse

Highlights in this edition:

• Iowa City Schools’ Fiscal Troubles Shows Need for More Information, Transparency
  • The House Oversight Committee showed there may be a way to help get information into the light
• Huge Win for Parents, Students and Common Sense in Iowa Schools!
  • 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Sides with House Republican Common-Sense Bill
• Pregnant Female Bill Sent to Governor
  • This bill changes outdated references in Iowa Code from “pregnant person” to “pregnant female.”
• House Passes Bill to Improve Election Laws
  • The legislation also strikes a provision in code that allows voters to vote on election day without providing their identification

Highlights in this edition:

• Tax Receipts from Sports Wagering Continue to Grow in Iowa
  • In Fiscal Year 2025, $16.2 million in sports wagering tax revenue was collected
• Public School Instructional Coordinator Numbers Increase 504%
  • According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Instructional Coordinators are staff members responsible for supervising instructional programs at the district or subdistrict level, which includes curriculum development and in-service training for staff
• House Passes Rural Health Transformation Plan Bill
  • This session the legislature began funding radon test kits, and this application builds on that by funding 30,000 radon tests annually and subsidizing mitigation for 500 rural homes per year to combat lung cancer rates in rural Iowa
• Drive to Raise Speed Limit to 60 MPH Speeds Up After House Vote
  • Senate File 278 raises the maximum speed on state-regulated two-lane roads from 55 to 60 miles per hour on July 1