Highlights in this edition:

• FY 2023 Budget Awaits Further Action
  • A large number of Iowans’ priorities have already been addressed in the budget bills passed by the House
• Differences Between the House and Senate Curriculum Transparency Bills
  • In the House bill, the Dept. of Ed. can withhold or place restrictions on school funding and fine districts while the Senate bill has no direct financial penalties
• House Republicans Continue to Expand Access to Mental Health Care
  • The House passed legislation to address the mental health workforce and additional beds for Iowa’s most difficult patients
• Iowans to Decide their Firearms Rights in November
  • It is now up to Iowans to decide if new firearms rights language belongs in the Iowa Constitution

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