Iowa, K-12 and Senate

2 percent? A little more? Iowa lawmakers weigh proposals for K-12 school funding increase
The general state funding increase would be the lowest in at least five years; Republicans say the proposals are sustainable, while Democrats say they are woefully inadequate
Iowa House passes 2.25% school funding increase as negotiations with Senate continue
Iowa House Republicans voted Thursday to pass a 2.25% spending increase for K-12 schools as Democrats urged them to more than double their investment.
Iowa Senate passes 2% K-12 school funding boost; House sets Thursday hearing on 2.25% raise
Lawmakers are seeking to meet a deadline in Iowa law to set school funding levels within 30 days of receiving the governor's budget.
Iowa House lawmakers send 2.25 percent school funding increase back to Senate
Iowa House Republicans approved a bill to increase state funding to public schools by 2.25 percent and appropriate a one-time payment of $22.6 million to schools, a measure they say is aimed at helping schools cope with inflation.
2% or a little more? Iowa lawmakers weigh school funding
State lawmakers spent this week putting their K-12 school funding proposals through the legislative process, with both chambers voting to approve their respectively, but slightly different, pitches.
Iowa House passes 2.25% increase in school funding
Iowa schools now have an idea about how much money they’ll receive from state taxpayers from the coming year, but not exactly. Thursday afternoon, the Iowa House passed a 2.25% increase in state funding for public schools.
Iowa Senate lawmakers approve 2 percent increase in public school funding
Iowa Senate lawmakers approved a bill to increase state funding to public schools by 2 percent, conflicting with an increase of 2.25 percent bill advancing in the House. The Senate bill, Senate File 167,
Iowa House passes public school funding with 2.25% per-pupil spending increase
Democrats and education advocates said the funding proposal will mean property tax increases in many Iowa communities.
Democrats target 2 Iowa congressional districts that analysts say look competitive for 2026
National Democrats are eyeing Republican U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn as they begin plotting out their ...
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Iowa House passes resolution supporting Israel, denouncing antisemitism
DES MOINES — The Iowa House of Representatives passed a resolution Thursday reaffirming its support for Israel and denouncing ...
How Pat Grassley keeps the Iowa House's sprawling GOP majority united. It's not always easy
In Pat Grassley's first election as speaker, he wasn't sure he'd keep the majority. Now he's leading the first Iowa House ...
Iowa lawmakers move closer to requiring citizenship information on driver's licenses
The bill's Republican backers say it will help make it easier to determine citizenship when someone votes. Democrats say it ...
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Kaufmann re-elected to lead Iowa Republicans
Jeff Kaufmann has been Iowa Republicans’ state party leader since 2015. In that decade, Iowa Republicans have gone from ...
Zimmer flips seat in Iowa Senate
Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in a special election last week. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according ...
Bernie Sanders is heading to Iowa. It’s not why you think.
Bernie Sanders, the two-time presidential candidate, is barnstorming Iowa and Nebraska to rally voters against what he calls “the oligarchy” — the kind of high-profile offensive that typically signals ...
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Iowa Gov. Reynolds seeks to clarify, says she does not think Lutheran Services charity launders money
Reynolds explained her comments made during an exchange with a Democratic Congressman in a U.S. House committee hearing last ...