Dems: Inside the Iowa House – Thank You to Iowa Educators

THANK YOU TO IOWA EDUCATORS by House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst It seems hard to believe the new school year is just around the corner. Teachers are heading back to get their classrooms ready and parents are gathering the school…

Dems: New Laws Starting July 1

New Laws Starting July 1 Many new laws will take effect on July 1, the start of the state’s new fiscal year. One hundred and fifty new laws were passed this legislative session and 120 of them went into effect…

Dems: 2022 session is a wrap

Iowa Senate Democrats May 26, 2022 Senate Staff

The Legislature adjourned for the year early Wednesday. While we some successes this year, thanks to Iowans speaking up, Republican politicians at the Statehouse have ignored real solutions to our state’s workforce crisis, instead treating workers as the enemy.…

GOP: Closing Remarks from Senate Majority Leader Whitver

Iowa Senate Republicans May 24, 2022 IAsenateGOP

"If there is one thing that I would tell Iowans about the 89th General Assembly…it is this: Republicans in the legislature have had your back. We made sure you kept more of what you earned. We made sure Iowans had…

Dems: Iowa has turned itself into the Cayman Islands of child sex predators

Iowa Senate Democrats May 17, 2022 Senate Staff

Statement by Stephen Mills, May 13, 2022 News Conference My name is Stephen Mills, and I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I want to take a moment to explain that term—“survivor”—just to be [...]…

Dems: How Senator Chapman Killed Bipartisan Reforms for Iowans Living in Manufactured Housing THREE SEPARATE TIMES

Iowa Senate Democrats April 21, 2022 Senate Staff

Iowa State Senate President Jake Chapman (R-Adel) has, on three separate occasions, played the key role in sabotaging years of bipartisan work to improve the rights and living conditions of Iowans living in manufactured or [...]…

Dems: Why Iowa needs to end civil statute of limitations for child sex abuse

Iowa Senate Democrats April 19, 2022 Senate Staff

Iowa gets a failing grade when it comes to protecting kids from sexual abuse & trafficking. SF 32 would remove the civil statute of limitations for people who were abused as minors, allowing them to come forward as adults, seek…

Dems: Statement on GOP decision to close Glenwood Resource Center

Iowa Senate Democrats April 7, 2022 Senate Staff

"Iowa Democrats will listen to, and advocate for, the families and workers in Glenwood during this closure to make sure they are heard throughout this difficult process."…

Dems: State Government Committee – Week 12, 2022

Iowa Senate Democrats March 30, 2022 Senate Staff

Action between March 24 and March 30 on bills assigned to the Senate State Government Committee.…

Dems: Human Resources Committee – Week 12, 2022