Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Also, in the Capitol Notebook, Senate Democrats argue for more nursing home protections with four proposed amendments.

General state funding to Iowa’s public K-12 schools will increase 2 percent next school year under an agreement reached by Statehouse Republicans that’s head to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature. House Democrats say it’s insufficient to help public school districts cover costs, and will lead to property tax increases.

The public task force is charged with making government efficiency recommendations to Gov. Kim Reynolds and state lawmakers later this year.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday responded to a federal justice department letter that expressed concern with a right of first refusal provision in her state energy policy proposal.

Iowa will join 30 other states that passed laws making it illegal to handle a cellphone while driving, starting July 1. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the new law Wednesday, surrounded by people who have lost loved ones to distracted driving.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed energy legislation includes a right of first refusal to incumbent energy companies to build new transmission projects

Many of the roughly 181,000 Iowans in the state’s version of Medicaid expansion would be subject to work requirements, and the entire program could be eliminated if the federal government ever disallows work requirements, under legislation approved this week by Republican state lawmakers.

Drivers in Iowa will be prohibited from operating cell phones and other devices with their hands once Reynolds signs it into law as expected

Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested.

Governors in several Republican-led states -- spurred by Iowa -- are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education money, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach.

Iowa's governor this week praised President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education, while some other state politicians and education leaders warned of dire potential impacts for schools and students.

Tune in for details on a tenuous legal partnership between the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Iowa Auditor’s Office. Plus, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson pledges to hold town halls.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds declared Tuesday Lutheran Services in Iowa Day as layoffs and the federal government's refusal to pay more than $1.5 million in outstanding reimbursements are imperiling the religious organization.

LGBTQ Iowans shared a message of hope and perseverance in the face of legislative attacks against transgender Iowans during a rally Tuesday. About 150 people gathered in the Iowa Capitol Rotunda in a show of solidarity during LGBTQ Day on the Hill.

Also, Republicans advance anti-'chemtrail' bill