Iowa, Civil Rights Act

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 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 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 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 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
Despite pleas from constituents, Dunwell votes in favor of removing gender identity from civil rights code
Even though every person who tuned into Rep. Jon Dunwell's listening session last week was against the bill removing civil rights protections from transgender Iowans, and even though they pleaded with the Republican lawmaker to vote against it,
Iowa governor signs nation’s first bill removing transgender civil rights protections
Iowa became the first state to strike anti-discrimination protections for transgender people from its civil rights code on Friday after the state’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed hotly
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.
Iowa Becomes First State to Roll Back Existing Discrimination Protections for Trans People
Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law despite an outpouring of opposition from trans Iowans and their allies.
‘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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Canadian National acquisition of Iowa Northern is finalized
Canadian National Railway and Iowa Northern Railway have officially joined their operations, CN said today (Monday, March 3).
Dangerous road conditions contribute to more than 100 crashes across Iowa during blizzard
A blizzard warning continues across Iowa on Wednesday leading to poor road conditions, school closings and more. Follow ...
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.
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 ...