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If you haven't watched "Schoolhouse Rock" recently, it's probably a good time to get caught up on how a bill becomes a law in Iowa. State lawmakers return to the Iowa Capitol Jan. 13, where the 2025 ...

Editor of the Indiana Capital Chronicle Niki Kelly recently shared why the end of the legislative session is her least favorite season. Kelly wonders why the democratic processes that are embraced ...