Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Republican-backed law preventing about 20 Iowa cities from enforcing transgender protections.

Two bills that would limit rights for transgender and nonbinary people in Iowa cleared a House subcommittee. One bill relates to the controversial practice of conversion therapy. House Study Bill 669 ...

The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Monday that would prohibit local governments from offering civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law, which includes the transgender community.

Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill would bar local governments from setting their own policies protecting trans and nonbinary people from discrimination.

Mar 5, 2026 Mar 5, 2026 Updated Mar 17, 2026 DES MOINES — After Iowa removed civil-rights safeguards for transgender residents, cities that stepped up to compensate by adopting their own protections ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Iowa House Republicans approved a bill Thursday banning local governments from providing anti-discrimination protections for groups not listed in the state’s ...

Iowa has been my home since 1998. When my family moved back to the South, I chose to stay because I believed in Iowa’s values — fairness, community, and opportunity. I built my life here, built my ...

DES MOINES — After Iowa removed civil-rights safeguards for transgender residents, cities that stepped up to compensate by adopting their own protections would no longer be allowed to so under a ...