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Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for trans people
Iowa is the first state to repeal civil rights protections for transgender people from state code and advocates for the transgender community fear it is part of a larger agenda.
Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
Iowa has became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code. Republican Gov.
Inside Iowa Politics: Unusual week that changed civil rights
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Iowa Republican lawmakers will learn whether their quick work helped defend against future lawsuits or will attract lawsuits. Republicans changed the Iowa Civil Rights Act by removing additional protections for gender identity.
Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law legislation removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
Iowa becomes first state to end transgender civil rights protections
Iowa on Friday became the first state to strip transgender citizens of civil rights protections. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in the state,
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Iowa Becomes First State To Axe Transgender Protections From Civil Rights Code
Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law Friday a bill expunging transgender protections from the state’s civil rights code, making the Hawkeye State the first in the nation to do so. The bill specifies gender will be considered in state law as synonymous with biological sex rather than gender identity.
Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for gender identity
If Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Senate File 418, Iowa will be the first state to roll back civil rights protections for trans and gender-nonconforming people.
Gov. Kim Reynolds explains why she signed the Iowa law repealing transgender civil rights
Senate File 418 removes gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, which shields Iowans from discrimination.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill ending gender identity protections in Civil Rights Act
One day after it was approved by both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that will remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Iowa governor signs bill striking gender identity from state civil rights law
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class under Iowa civil rights law. Reynolds emphasized that the state's 'Civil Rights Code
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Iowa Senate Republicans advance Reynolds’ $1 billion unemployment tax cut proposal
Iowa businesses would pay nearly $1 billion less to fund benefits for unemployed workers under a proposal by Gov. Kim ...
Is she running? Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds drops a big hint on whether she will seek 3rd term
Gov. Kim Reynolds hinted at plans to seek a third term in office Tuesday. If she seeks re-election, she will face a primary ...
Education, childcare bills advance in chaotic week at Iowa State Capitol
The first funnel week of the 2025 legislative session is next week, meaning all bills in one chamber must pass through the ...
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How Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to tackle child care access in Iowa
Kim Reynolds’ proposal to help preschool providers partner ... Tracy Ehlert, D-Cedar Rapids, looks on during the first ...
Henry A. Wallace Building could be sold or demolished under Iowa Legislature bill
The Wallace Building is known for windows that reflect the Iowa State Capitol. But, it faces a long list of repairs and an ...