Another Legislative Deadline

Tools

Another Legislative Deadline

By Cassie Huisman

DES MOINES (AP) - The Legislature ran up against another
self-imposed deadline this week to narrow the number of bills up
for debate.
That leaves several issues on deck before the session's end on
April 22nd. Among those is an effort to toughen immigration laws.
Democrats made the measure a top priority and Republicans offered a
more expansive plan. But legislators haven't reached a resolution.
Another issue saved from the deadline was a proposed expansion
of Iowa's bottle deposit law to include beverages such as bottled
water.
Another topic up for discussion is enhancing the state's open
records and meetings law.
Lawmakers have also barely started debate over a new $6.4
billion state budget.

Add a comment

Name:

Comment: 500 Characters Left

By submitting a comment to this web site, I affirm that I have read, understand, agree to and shall abide by the following rules and regulations as a term and condition of all comments which I may post. As terms and conditions of using this KCRG web site, I agree that I am fully responsible for the contents of all statements which I make. To the best of my knowledge, all such statements are true, fair, and accurate. I shall not post any statements which attack a person’s integrity or moral character, expose a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, deprive a person of the benefits of public confidence and social dealings, or injure a person in the maintenance of that person’s business. I shall not knowingly post content that violates the copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right of a third person. I shall not post content that is false, liable, defamatory, obscene, abusive, that violates a person’s right to privacy, that otherwise violates any applicable local, state, national or international law or that is otherwise inappropriate. I acknowledge that if I post a comment which violates this policy that an offended person to whom comments are directed may have a right through judicial process to determine my identity and make a claim against me for damages. I agree that I shall indemnify KCRG, its employees, agents, representatives and affiliates from any and all expenses KCRG may incur as a result of comments I post which violate this policy, claims and/or damages, including but not limited to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. KCRG is not responsible for the contents posted or anything arising out of the use of the contents or other interaction and has no obligation or duty to monitor or control any posting but does reserve the right to screen, refuse to post, remove, or edit user generated comment.

Athlete of the Week
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
More On Demand

What's On KCRG

7:00
TV’s All-Time Funniest
9:00
20/20
10:00
KCRG-TV9 News at 10
10:35
Two and a Half Men