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Iowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections
The Iowa Senate and House debated for several hours before passing the legislation overwhelmingly along party lines. The governor is expected to sign the bill.
Iowa Senate advances bill to end trans civil rights protection. Final vote may be Thursday
A bill removing protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the state's civil rights act could be on Gov. Reynolds' desk this week.
Iowa once led on LGBTQ rights. Activists say removing trans rights takes state 'backwards'
To be the first state to go backwards, I mean, how embarrassing could that possibly be?” said Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, a Democrat.
Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class
Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa GOP fast-tracks bill ending trans civil rights protection as protesters flood Capitol
House lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would remove protections against discrimination for transgender Iowans from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests
Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil
Iowa Governor Signs Law Making State the First to Remove Gender Identity Protections From Civil Rights Code
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making the state the first to remove antidiscrimination protections for gender identity from its civil rights code. Quick Hits
'Devastating': Transgender Iowa lawmaker Aime Wichtendahl discusses civil rights bill
Iowa’s first openly transgender lawmaker speaks following the passage of a law removing civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary Iowans.
‘Let’s just live’ - Transgender Iowan says trans discrimination isn’t new, looks to move forward
”Let’s just live. Let’s just be happy. Let’s just love because if we, you know, allow this movement, this corrupted movement to, you know, make us turn back and act like we’re just turning back time ...
Businesses helped defeat Iowa's past efforts to end trans rights. This time, they're quiet.
Despite past opposition, major Iowa businesses are silent this year as the Iowa GOP moves to repeal civil rights protections ...
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Iowa becomes first state to remove civil rights protections for trans people
Iowa adopted civil rights protections for transgender ... "They kind of did a carve out for disability discrimination in the bill, saying trans people are disabled, basically, and will be ...
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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 ...
Wind-driven snow snarls Iowa traffic, causes pile-up crash
Roadways in most of Iowa are being impacted by wind-driven snow as blizzard conditions hammer the state on Wednesday.
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Iowa bill creating 'Don't Tread on Me' license plate advances
Introduced by Sen. Scott Webster, R-Bettendorf, Senate Study Bill 116 2 would allow Iowans to purchase license plates with ...
Iowa traffic: Wet roads lead to hazardous conditions for Wednesday commute
Drivers are waking up to wet roads across Central Iowa after a system of thunderstorms moved in overnight. Additional rain will be falling later this afternoon. That precipitation ...