Stephen Gruber-Miller

Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird will not run for Iowa governor in 2026 desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

As of today, gender identity is no longer a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law removing the protections against discrimination earlier this year. @marissajpayne spoke to some trans Iowans about the law. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Gov. Kim Reynolds has vetoed a bill that would have placed restrictions on eminent domain in Iowa for carbon capture pipelines and other infrastructure projects. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

They're done. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Gov. Kim Reynolds is preparing to sign a law banning cell phones in Iowa's K-12 school classrooms.

In a surprise move, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she will NOT run for reelection in 2026: desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

“I don't think that this is the Iowa that we had 16 years ago,” said Kate Varnum, whose name is on the Iowa case legalizing same-sex marriage. “I don't think it's even the Iowa we had 10 years ago. It's scary right now.” @brianneDMR on Iowa's reversal. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Iowa Republican lawmakers have voted to remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, ending 18 years of legal protections for transgender Iowans in state law. The bill awaits Gov. Kim Reynolds' signature. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Iowans flood Capitol to speak on bill removing gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Hundreds of Iowans are filling the Iowa Capitol rotunda this morning as a line of people waiting to get in stretches outside the building ahead of a hearing on a bill removing civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.

Major Iowa employers and business groups, whose opposition helped sink past bills to remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, are staying silent this year as Republicans prepare to vote today to strip trans civil rights protections from law. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Iowa House lawmakers advanced a bill to remove civil rights protections for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, as hundreds of protesters chanted "trans rights are human rights" and officers escorted several people out in handcuffs. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Iowa House lawmakers will hold a subcommittee at 11 a.m. today on a bill that would remove gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act, which protects against discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

Iowa House Republicans have introduced a wide-ranging bill that would remove protections against discrimination for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Speaker Pat Grassley said House Republicans will give the bill "full consideration." desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…

When Pat Grassley took the reins as Iowa House speaker in 2019, it was "a coin toss" whether Republicans would keep their majority in the 2020 election. Now, Grassley leads the largest GOP House majority in 50 years. Here's how he keeps them together. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol…