Iowa Republicans say anti-racial profiling bill appears dead for the year, but pro-police measures still alive Ian Richardson and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register
Gov. Reynolds will introduce a bill to protect law enforcement and ban racial profiling
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Iowa lawmakers are not moving forward this year with Gov. Kim Reynolds proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement, even as they advance several pro-police measures Reynolds had put forward as part of the same bill.
The fragmentation of Reynolds proposal shows the divides among Republicans, Democrats and civil rights and law enforcement groups on how to move forward to address policing following last summer s pleas for racial justice. In June, as protests were nightly occurrences across Iowa and the nation, the Legislature came together to unanimously pass a bill to curb police misconduct.
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DES MOINES, Iowa Ray Miller started his lawn care business with just one mower and singular mission If I can provide my service to help somebody else, why not? said Miller, owner of Miller Way Lawn Care in Des Moines.
That was two years ago. Now, the entrepreneur offers a range of handyman services. This is has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid, he said.
These days, Miller is his own boss and has 10 part-time employees. But the journey to get here, he said, hasn t been easy.