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Iowa's three public universities have redirected more than $2.1 million from diversity, equity, and inclusion roles and offices in response to a new state law and directives from the Iowa Board of ...
The Iowa Senate passed House-backed limits on DEI efforts across public higher education institutions and governmental entities in Iowa.
Some of Iowa's new laws will ban drivers from holding cell phones, prohibit DEI programs and remove gender identity protections.
Iowa joins a wave of red states supporting President Trump's fight against DEI with a new law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
As of July 1st, a new law will cut in half the amount of wages that businesses pay unemployment taxes. It also lowers the current maximum unemployment tax rate from 7% to 5.4%. The move will reduce ...
New Iowa laws on issues from transgender civil rights protections to changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance tax system officially took effect last week.
A crowd of angry students and community members armed with signs, chants, and prepared comments convened Wednesday inside the Iowa Board of Regents meeting to oppose its anti-DEI actions and other ...
From enforcing hands-free driving to removing restrictions around fireworks, Local 5 rounded up some of the most impactful ...
A new Iowa Board of Regents policy would allow students to opt out of required courses with "substantial" DEI and Critical Race Theory content.
Kentucky is one of many red states, including Iowa and Tennessee, that have banned DEI initiatives in higher education, ...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Tuesday that imposes restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across all cities, counties, K-12 public schools and community ...