Iowa's Anti-LGBTQ Agenda Draws Criticism.

Iowa, once a centrist state, has taken a sharp right turn, with Republicans passing a series of bills targeting the LGBTQ community and pushing for a costly school choice program. The state's swing to the right has been solidified over the past seven years as working-class voters abandoned the Democratic Party in favor of Donald Trump's message. Critics accuse Governor Kim Reynolds of using her agenda to burnish her conservative credentials for the national stage in 2024. The flurry of "anti-LGBTQ legislation" has led to concerns that Iowa is becoming the "Florida of the North."