Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Republican-backed bills targeting transgender protections and parental authority, and a statewide school dress code proposal, are advancing at the Iowa Capitol.

Under the proposal, Iowa businesses, schools and government entities would be prohibited from denying services, access, employment or benefits based on whether a person has received vaccinations

Iowa House lawmakers advanced Gov. Kim Reynolds’ sweeping health care legislation, which includes codifying SNAP and Summer EBT waivers and allowing over-the-counter ivermectin, on Thursday.

Iowa House Republican lawmakers advanced a bill by Gov. Kim Reynolds that would codify an executive order she signed last fall requiring state agencies to verify employment eligibility for new hires through the federal E-Verify system and to confirm immigration status or U.S. citizenship before granting professional licenses.

Totaling more than $77 million, the programs were selected as part of Iowa’s Healthy Hometowns Rural Health Transformation Plan

Linn County is among roughly a dozen Iowa counties with significantly higher overall cancer rates, and advanced stage lung cancer is particularly problematic statewide, according to preliminary snapshots into research conducted at the University of Iowa to determine drivers of Iowa’s high cancer rates.

Iowa House Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would expand restrictions on classroom discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity to middle and high schools. It came the samy day Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced a separate measure that would limit local governments’ ability to protect LGBTQ residents through civil rights ordinances.

It’s part of a fund created after cuts to Medicaid in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Reynolds made the endorsement during Hinson's event at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre on Thursday.

A pair of Republican-backed property tax proposals advanced Thursday at the Iowa Capitol — but not before local government leaders, business advocates and Democrats warned that a proposed 2 percent cap on annual local revenue growth could squeeze city and county budgets as costs rise faster.

At a school tour in Des Moines, Reynolds also announced her legislative proposal to align all per-pupil state funding for public schools to charter schools.

House Republicans want predictability and relief now, the governor wants certainty for taxpayers plus restructuring, Senate Republicans want a rebuild, and Democrats want relief without squeezing local governments as hard. The fight now is how much pain lawmakers think cities and counties can absorb in exchange for lower tax bills.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the Iowa National Guard Adjutant General, concluded a five-day visit to the Middle East this week, focused on visiting Iowa soldiers and airmen to recognize their service after two Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed in action last month.

Two Linn assistant prosecutors received service awards for their “grit, determination and goundbreaking“ work on murder and homicide cases. One received a staff merit award from the Iowa County Attorney’s Association and the other the Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Award from Gov. Kim Reynolds.

New state fundraising reports show Democrat Rob Sand received more than 8,000 donations in one day when he launched his gubernatorial campaign last May.