Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republican lawmakers are moving forward with bills to limit or even eliminate abortions despite recent court rulings. A Senate panel approved a bill that would ban virtually all abortions by declaring a human being’s life begins at conception and is due all rights of the state and federal constitutions. Other bills would elevate prison sentences for anyone convicted of terminating a human pregnancy and deny federal funds for sex education conducted by organizations that perform abortions.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say they’re investigating the shooting of a 20-year-old man in Cedar Rapids as a homicide. Police spokesman Greg Buelow says in a news release that Tenacious Harris died Sunday morning at a Cedar Rapids hospital. Harris was found wounded Tuesday evening in a vehicle near Franklin Middle School. No arrests have been reported.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Iowa officials are still urging people to stay off the roads in most of the state because of blowing and drifting snow. Interstate 35 remained closed in northern Iowa because of the conditions. In Nebraska, officials were able to reopen Interstate 80 on Sunday after clearing the road.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A national fight between for-profit banks and nonprofit credit unions is spilling into Nebraska, and state lawmakers could get caught in the middle. Nebraska’s banking industry is supporting a bill that would require state regulators to notify them anytime a credit union seeks approval to expand its membership, giving bankers the opportunity to challenge it. Credit unions say the bill is intended to stifle competition. Bankers note that credit unions enjoy tax breaks that banks don’t get.