Published December 15th, 2022
Iowa will appeal district court’s decision to not dismiss permanent injunction on six-week abortion ban
(The Center Square) – Polk County District Court denied the State of Iowa’s motion to dismiss the permanent injunction on a 2018 law banning most…
Published October 24th, 2022
Minnesota spending $900,000 to encourage kids to go outside
(The Center Square) – Minnesota is distributing the second half of $900,000 from its general fund and an account of the Game and Fish Fund…
Published August 3rd, 2022
Iowa news organizations sue Bettendorf School District, board
(The Center Square) – The Iowa Freedom of Information Council, Quad-City Times, KWQC, WQAD and WHBF on Monday sued Bettendorf Community School District and its…
Published June 16th, 2022
Iowa invests $100M in ARPA and ESSER funds in school safety
(The Center Square) – Iowa will spend $100 million in school safety funding to support public, non-public and independent schools, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday.…
Published May 25th, 2022
Grassley: Iowa governor’s private school scholarships bill will not pass this session
(The Center Square) – Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, told reporters Monday that Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal for Iowa taxpayers to use $55…
Published April 4th, 2022
$55.2M school voucher program proposal passes Iowa Senate
(The Center Square) – Thousands of Iowa primary and secondary school students would become eligible for taxpayer-funded school vouchers for private schools if the Iowa…
Published March 21st, 2022
Iowa U.S. Senators propose bill mandating disclosure of total interest on student loans
(The Center Square) – College students would learn the estimated total interest they would pay on an education loan before they take it out if…
Published March 9th, 2022
National Right to Work Foundation provides legal advice to Minneapolis Public Schools teachers
(The Center Square) – A legal notice issued to staff at Minneapolis Public Schools describes steps to follow if staff desires to return to work. The…