"July 1st: A Wave of New Laws Sweeping Across Multiple States"

Several significant laws will take effect in Iowa on July 1. These include a government reorganization law that reduces the number of cabinet-level agencies, an education reform law banning teaching gender identity in certain grades and requiring the removal of certain books from school libraries, a child labor law allowing younger teens to work longer hours and serve alcohol in restaurants, harsher penalties for dealing with fentanyl, and a ban on mail-in caucuses, which will impact Iowa Democrats' plans for their caucus structure.