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Council Bluffs lawmakers respond to questions about legislation on LGBTQ issues
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (150+ words) State Rep. Brent Siegrist was comfortable prohibiting elementary schools from addressing sexual orientation and gender, but he's drawing the line at secondary students. State Rep. Brent Siegrist discusses child abuse exception proposal during a legislative forum in Council Bluffs on…...
Rep. Brent Siegrist discusses a bill related to gender identity on March 14, 2026
21+ hour, 15+ min ago (257+ words) Rep. Brent Siegrist discusses a bill related to gender identity on March 14, 2026Daily Nonpareil Javascript is required to use this website. Gotta get down on Pi Day. Why are people obsessed with the transcendental number? Abraham Lincoln students do the "6-7" meme…...
Medical moral objectors bill heads to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (130+ words) Legislation that would allow Iowa health care providers, facilities and insurance companies to refuse medical care based on moral and ethical " not just religious " objections passed the Iowa Senate and is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds. Iowa lawmakers reject limits…...
Iowa House passes bill barring child abuse claims over declining gender-transition care
1+ week, 3+ day ago (234+ words) Iowa House passes bill barring child abuse claims over declining gender-transition care'Daily Nonpareil Javascript is required to use this website. The US Supreme Court has halted California laws that limit schools from sharing a student's transgender identity with parents without…...
Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (202+ words) Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners'Daily Nonpareil Javascript is required to use this website. To say dogs are the king of a house is an understatement. Dogs are part of the family, they're our…...
Democrat Rob Sand pitches unity, faces pointed questions on transgender rights
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1718+ words) At a town hall in North Liberty meant to showcase unity in a polarized era, Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand on Thursday was pressed to define how he would protect transgender Iowans" rights. The question drew the sharpest exchanges of…...
Iowa regents approve policy changes for academic freedom, 'controversial subjects"
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (673+ words) Months after its introduction and amid scrutiny into Iowa universities" compliance with anti-diversity, equity and inclusion policies, the Iowa Board of Regents revised its academic freedom policies to include caveats on how certain topics can be taught. The regents approved…...
A list of sports organizations that have begun transgender competition bans
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (849+ words) The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition. Here's a glance at the most prolific of those that have clarified or altered such rules…...
Gender ID civil rights repeal only new law thus far in Iowa’s 2025 legislative session
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1304+ words) A bill that would strip gender identity protections from Iowa's civil rights code has received final legislative approval and now goes to the governor. (Scripps News) Some proposed state laws were stopped this week by the first key legislative deadline…...
ACLU of Iowa stresses transgender Iowans still have civil rights despite legal change
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (803+ words) Iowa State Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, and Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, respond to a question about removing gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act during a legislative coffee event Saturday, March 8, 2025. The start of July marks the…...