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The American Soybean Association wants the Trump administration to reconsider tariffs on Chinese imports. Two bills in the state legislature would loosen gun ownership restrictions. And how is Iowa's health care workforce doing five years after the COVID-19 pandemic?

Agriculture leaders are concerned about a trade war. A student speaks out about the University of Iowa ending identity-based residential communities. And an LGBTQ rights nonprofit says transgender Iowans should prepare now for a state law going into effect in July.

Some biodiesel producers in Iowa are slowing production. A bill would cut state support for public libraries if they're members of national library groups. And what did Governor Kim Reynolds have to say about why she signed a historic bill that removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act?

Republican state lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that removes anti-discrimination protections for transgender Iowans. The Board of Regents has ditched plans to create a school focusing on social and cultural analysis at the University of Iowa. And what are herbaria?

Today is the last public hearing on legislation that would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. Waterloo Community Schools will have layoffs over the next two years. And new data is out about abortion in Iowa in 2023.

Governor Kim Reynolds could have a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in Iowa on her desk tomorrow. Several dozen protestors in Waterloo say they feel ignored by their U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson. And the annual Iowa Cancer Registry report is out.

A bill that would remove transgender anti-discrimination protections from state law drew heavy protests at the capitol. A University of Iowa professor shares her concern over federal layoffs. And Iowa is one of the few states that don't allow fentanyl testing strips for public use.

The first public hearing is happening today on a bill that would remove gender identity protections from state law. The Waterloo Community School district canceled a Black History Month event. And Bernie Sanders spoke in Iowa City over the weekend.

A scientist at an USDA facility in Ames says recent layoffs are mostly people who take care of animals. Some Republican state lawmakers are trying to remove gender identity protections from a state law. And what's the future for rural postal service?

State lawmakers are considering the details of the governor's bill involving preschool access. A former federal employee who was fired last week as part of layoffs is speaking out. And why has a national arts funding organization changed its grants guidelines?