Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Also, the state workforce agency announced details on new health care worker grants that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds highlighted in her Condition of the State address

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal relies on excess from state reserve funds, as the state general fund is projected to take in just $8.7 billion

The governor, in her annual Condition of the State Address, also proposes $1 million to start new cancer research effort.

Flags have been flying half-staff in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month

A Chicago-based nonprofit law firm has filed a new lawsuit on behalf of subscribes to the Des Moines Register over a final pre-election poll that predicted Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Iowa.

Republican leadership in both the Iowa House and Senate said Iowans should expect to see further action to limit property tax collections by cities, counties, school districts and others during the upcoming legislative session.

On Dec. 16, Scott County Sheriff Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane filed a sworn ethics complaint against Chris Cournoyer, a former Iowa state senator from LeClaire, with the Iowa Senate Ethics Committee. The complaint accuses the Republican of harassment of a citizen, disclosure of confidential information, improper use of confidential information to further her own interests or those of another person, and improperly or illegally obtaining confidential information.

The start of a new year also means the start of new laws in Iowa, including a new and lower state income tax rate, new restrictions for those convicted of drunken driving and a new data privacy law.

Iowa leaders praised former President Jimmy Carter as a dedicated public servant and global humanitarian who used the Iowa caucuses in 1976 to propel the little-known peanut farmer turned Georgia governor to the White House — putting both him and Iowa in the national spotlight.

Providers in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Oskaloosa and Sioux City will receive a total of over $10 million to expand or improve facilities and develop sober-living housing options.

Also, state says school for troubled boys reaches ‘substantial compliance’ with oversight

Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, is serving her second term in the Iowa Senate.

Gov. Kim Reynolds in May signed into law a plan to overhaul and combine Iowa’s delivery system for mental and behavioral health services — which advocates hope will improve access for patients.

Also, an $8.4 million federal grant will help Iowa boost internet availability, digital literacy

Discussions with Iowa political insiders attempts to shed light on who Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds may name as her second-in-command.