Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Far from this week’s dramatic scenes of baton-wielding police clad in riot gear and bulletproof vests clashing with pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses coast to coast — a diverse combination of Iowa City students and residents on Friday mingled peacefully on the University of Iowa Pentacrest lawn.

Also, an Iowa Air Guard unit in Fort Dodge will close, and Gov. Reynolds joined 50-plus other governors opposing a federal proposal to shift Guard members to the U.S. Space Force

A top U.S. Department of Justice official says the department will sue to block a new Iowa immigration law criminalizing “illegal reentry.”

Also, Gov. Reynolds requests expedited federal disaster declaration for nine Iowa counties

There is one such program in the state: UpLift Iowa, a pilot program that involves four Central Iowa local governments and a coalition of businesses and nonprofits. The law allows it to continue as planned for two years.

Members of Iowa's Latino community, immigrant workers, advocates and allies marched and held candlelight vigils Thursday evening in Iowa City, Davenport, Waterloo and Des Moines in protest over a new law making illegal immigration a state crime.

A pro-Palestine protest is planned for the University of Iowa from 12-7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A social media post states the protest will not be an encampment, which a campus public safety official said would violate school policy.

Gov. Kim Reynolds lauds ‘transformation’ of Iowa’s tax code under Republican leadership.

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law requirements that insurance companies cover diagnostic breast exams and biomarker testing.

Also: Attorney General’s Office clears Fort Dodge officers in fatal shooting

Today, it’s our kids wanting to stay safe. Yesterday, it was us.

Here’s a look at which legislation was approved during the 2024 session of the Iowa Legislature.

Trained school staff will be allowed to carry firearms on school grounds under legislation signed into law by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Lawmakers faced a Friday deadline for Iowa victims to have full access to the Boy Scouts settlement

Critics argue accelerated cuts hurt schools, public services