Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Reynolds told reporters Wednesday she is ‘happy’ with the new law that changed the structure and funding of area education agencies

The proclamation came at the start of the University of Iowa’s annual Hawkeye Caucus Day at the Capitol in Des Moines – where students, staff, and faculty convened in the rotunda to show off to elected officials and visitors the research, outreach, impact, honors and awards they’ve achieved.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law Wednesday, saying it is no longer needed to boost women in government and that positions should be filled based on merit

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The signing took place during a closed-door event hosted by the Christian conservative group The Family Leader.

Also, Iowa will pay nearly $50,000 in a settlement with a reporter

Senate Democrats, who no longer have the numbers needed to reject gubernatorial nominations, opposed McKenzie Snow’s nomination over her lack of public education experience.

Bill, which heads next to the Senate, would merge Iowa’s treatment networks for mental health and substance use issues into a unified behavioral health system. Currently, the networks are made up of 32 regions in the state — 13 for mental health care and 19 for substance use issues.

Gov. Kim Reynolds calls changes to Iowa’s area education agencies ‘meaningful and necessary reform’

The Iowa Senate will vote whether to confirm former Trump administration education official McKenzie Snow as director of the Iowa Department of Education

You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit. During my decade of volunteer service to a program …

Iowa law enforcement officials will be allowed to arrest and order the removal of an immigrant who entered the U.S. illegally under a bill House lawmakers sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday.

Lawmakers seek data on what unemployment tax cut could mean

Advocates hope the governor’s plan to combine mental health and substance use treatment networks will improve access for Iowans. But some worry that until other funding issues are addressed — like low Medicaid reimbursement rates — “We're just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

The governor’s endorsement comes after she supported Ron DeSantis in Iowa’s GOP caucuses.

Also, the Iowa House passes legislation that would cap tuition and limit diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the state’s three public universities