Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

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A federal judge on Friday dismissed a class-action lawsuit over Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to end pandemic-related unemployment benefits early.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs $8.9B plan into law for fiscal 2025, which starts July 1

The groups intend to ask a federal court for a preliminary injunction to block the law from being enforced and taking effect July 1.

This is the second time Clarke and Pottawattamie counties were included in a disaster proclamation in just over a week.

Struggling early readers will receive detailed assistance plans and have the option to be held back, and elementary teachers in training will be required to take an aptitude test on early reading instruction.

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Iowa would join at least 15 other GOP-led states in challenging the regulations, which are set to take effect Aug. 1.

Also, the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation will be this year’s beneficiary of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual Roast and Ride fundraiser

House Speaker Pat Grassley signaled support for Reynolds' policy agenda as the session ended, but he noted lawmakers reviewed and made changes to some of her proposals.

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.