Iowa Taxpayers Charged for “Fetal Anomaly” Abortions After Funding Was Removed from Budget

The 2011 Iowa Legislature removed taxpayer funding for all abortions from the Health and Human Services budget, except for in the case of rape, incest, and life of the mother. Despite this agreement, Iowa taxpayers have footed the bill for seven abortions in the case of “fetal anomalies” during fiscal year 2012, according to documents [...]

Republicans React to Dems Fleeing Iowa State House: UPDATED: Paulsen Reax

On a day when a Black History Month celebration was scheduled to take place at the State Capitol, all 40 Iowa House Democrats fled the building to protest two gun bills brought to the floor by Republicans. Democrat House Leader Kevin McCarthy claimed one of the bills would “alter the Iowa Constitution with extreme language [...]