Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

The new law allows 14- to 17-year-old Iowans to work more jobs at longer hours, creating more opportunities, according to supporters, while critics say it will put children in harm’s way in the workplace

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday announced the shuffling and hiring of new staff in her office.

Changes ‘put parents in driver’s seat,’ she says; opponents say LGBTQ kids targeted

Iowa will spend $150,000 to pilot a program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural areas.

In order to claim the new tax exemption, seniors must file applications with their local assessor offices on or before July 1.

Republican presidential candidate and South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is releasing his first TV ad, part of a more than $6 million ad buy that will air statewide in Iowa and New Hampshire beginning Wednesday.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand held news conferences, met with lawmakers and gathered letters from bipartisan leaders to try to stop a bill that would limit his access to state records. Now, with Senate File 478 sitting on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk awaiting her expected signature, Sand is taking his case on the road.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of May 15

Got questions about new property tax exemptions for Iowa seniors and for military veterans? We’ve got answers.

Also, governor signs butchery grant bill

State-funded child care expands as do parent work requirements and payments to child care centers

Statehouse Republicans who passed the bill say the federal labor department is working off old information or misunderstanding the legislation.

Democrats argue Republicans are intentionally underfunding education in Iowa, noting the state has a nearly $2 billion general fund budget surplus, full cash reserves and a Taxpayer Relief Fund projected to total nearly $3.4 billion by the end of next fiscal year.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 513 into law Tuesday, moving motor vehicle enforcement duties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety.

Northeast Iowa’s 166-year-old Upper Iowa University is cutting 37 positions and closing seven of its more than 20 regional education centers due to dropping enrollment, shifting student needs, and headwinds facing all of higher education.