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(Des Moines, IA) -- More than two dozen East Village businesses say proposed bills in the state legislature are hurting their ability to attract and retain workers.
In a collective statement, Niki Hinton of Hinton Consulting said:
“We need more businesses to speak up as we are already seeing people leave the state, a teacher shortage, and difficulty finding employees as a result of years of bad legislation coming out of the Iowa statehouse, which the majority of Iowans do not support. This hateful legislation is going to directly impact our businesses’ ability to find and retain employees and thrive in this state.”
The statement references several bills targeting school policies, LGBTQ rights, and child labor laws. These bills are among those that passed through the legislature's first funnel deadline of the session.