Iowa, Civil Rights Act and GOP

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart: GOP taking Iowans 'backwards' on civil rights
The comments come as legislators make a renewed push to strip protections for transgender Iowans from the state's Civil Rights Act.
GOP again pushes to strip protections for trans Iowans
Iowa House Republican lawmakers Thursday introduced House Study Bill 242, which would remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
Iowa GOP bill would remove gender identity from civil rights act
A Republican-led bill has been introduced into the Iowa House which gets rid of discrimination protections for transgender individuals by removing gender identi
Wide-ranging GOP bill would remove gender identity protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act
A wide-ranging Republican bill would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
GOP bill would revoke protections for transgender Iowans
Protections for transgender Iowans would be removed from the Iowa Civil Rights Act after nearly two decades under legislation introduced this week by Republican state lawmakers.
Iowa bill would remove civil rights protections for transgender people
Iowa Republicans may soon remove civil rights protections for transgender people. Currently, the Iowa Civil Rights Act protects transgender Iowans from discrimination in areas surrounding employment,
A Senate GOP bill would repeal Iowa's natural resources trust fund. Here's what Iowans said
The Republican proposal would replace Iowa's Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund with a fund dedicated to ...
Iowa pollster facing Trump lawsuit files motion to dismiss
Veteran Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer is seeking to dismiss President’s Trump’s lawsuit against her, the Des Moines Register ...
Iowa GOP legislation mandates local police cooperation with ICE, sparking community fears
Immigrant rights advocates filled a subcommittee room at the Iowa Capitol Thursday as tensions flared over a new immigration ...
A GOP bill would require Iowa police to partner with ICE. Critics call it 'anti-immigrant'
The bill's GOP supporters said it would help keep communities safe, while dozens of immigrant rights advocates came to the ...
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Republican former state lawmaker announces he’s running for Iowa governor
Brad Sherman, a former one-term Republican state lawmaker formally announced plans on Monday to run for Iowa governor, ...
Patriot Front seen marching in front of Iowa State Capitol
The FBI labels the Patriot Front as a far-right group that broke off from Vanguard America in 2017 after the deadly “Unite ...
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GOP again pushes to strip protections for transgender Iowans
Iowa Safe Schools, an organization that advocates for young LGBTQ Iowans, said the bill “subverts the constitutional ...