This week is the final “funnel” deadline. Legislation must have passed a chamber and then a committee in other chamber by Friday to stay alive for the session. Most committee work will come to an end except for Appropriations and Ways and Means. The deadline doesn’t apply to budget or tax bills. Although time is short, we’re making one last push in support of some legislation.   The Coalition of Pro-Life Leaders and the Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC) support HF 2563 , which would prohibit...

The Iowa Catholic Conference is encouraging contacts to legislators in support of a bill to regulate “black market” abortions, a community solar program, and opposing the exclusion of certain groups from the WIC nutrition program. To send a message you can go to our ICC Action Center .   Last week at the Statehouse   About 200 people visited the State Capitol on Tuesday for the annual “Education Celebration” in support of nonpublic schools. It’s been about 20 years since the Iowa School...

Thanks to the many of you who have contacted your legislator on our key issues this week through the ICC Action Center . If you haven’t had time we encourage you to review our current action alerts with sample messages to legislators: Regulation of black market abortion pills   Taking away WIC from some mothers   Oppose 20-year mandatory minimum sentence   Support a new community solar program   Several bills passed a chamber and moved to the other side of the Statehouse last week.   In the...