Iowa

Iowa is a state in the Midwest region of the Former United States. All of its provinces identify as Plains culture.

Des Moines
Des Moines covers the west and center of Iowa. Des Moines has the highest population of Iowa's provinces. Des Moines, the state's capital and a second tier city. This province identifies as Conservative. It has a Base Tax of 2 and produces 2 Services and 1 Idea per turn.

Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, located in the northeast corner of the state, contains no cities of merit. This province identifies as Liberal. It has a Base Tax of 1 and produces 2 Goods and 1 Idea per turn.

Davenport
Covering southeastern Iowa, Davenport produces much of the state's corn. This province identifies as Liberal. It has a Base Tax of 1 and produces 1 Authority and 2 Goods per turn.

Government
The Iowan government is a Representative Democracy. Politically, the state is liberal. Two out of three provinces are identified as liberal, but the most popluous province, Des Moines, identifies as conservative.

Legislation


Winter 2016
In Winter of 2016, legislation requiring vaccines for all newborns failed to pass because the current system of vaccination was deemed sufficient in that it requires vaccines for all newborns except those with religious and medical exemptions. The bill was also denied on the basis that passing it would violate religious liberties of some families and possible cause harm to newborns that have medical reasons not to be vaccinated.

Spring 2016
Spring of 2016 saw the Iowa Senate successfully pass a cooperative learning initiative, which beginning in the 1st Grade requires all students to fulfill at least one cooperative project per year. This was a largely partisan vote, but comfortably passed 30/20.