DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping education bill into law Friday. It contains major changes to how Iowa schools are legally allowed to approach gender identity and sexuality. State democrats and LGBTQ groups have fought against several restrictions included in the new law for months. They argue banning instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades K-6 will limit children’s ability to be open with teachers about gender and sexuality issues. They also argue the new law strips LGBTQ representation from books and other curriculum.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF542 into law Friday, which allows Iowa teenagers to work more hours a day and later at night. It also allows them to work jobs that were previously prohibited under state law.

DES MOINES, IA (IRN) – Former President and 2024 GOP presidential candidate, Donald Trump, will return to Iowa June 1st, according to a Trump campaign official. He plans to speak at a meeting held by the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale.

IOWA CITY, (IRN) – Iowa athletic director Gary Barta is retiring Aug. 1, 2023. Iowa athletics has seen much success with Barta. From the fall of 2020 through 2021, Iowa athletic programs have won the most Big Ten championships in any two-year period in the university’s history, with 11. The university also has won four NCAA wrestling championships during his tenure and added a women’s wrestling program. Barta has faced calls for his resignation after four discrimination lawsuits in the last decade, adding up to more than $11 million in settlements. The latest was a $4 million settlement in a racial discrimination lawsuit against the University of Iowa football program.