Articles Tagged: Kim Reynolds

Unlike the public ceremony that marked Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signing of a private school funding bill last month, the bill that increases funding to Iowa’s public schools was signed in private on Tuesday.

Iowa lawmakers continue to advance a proposal to fix a state error that's left property taxpayers on the hook for higher bills than expected, but could leave local governments short millions .

And a state lawmaker said more members of the public should serve on the board that licenses and disciplines teachers

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday named a new top general to lead the Iowa National Guard roughly two weeks after its current leader announced his retirement.

A subcommittee of Iowa House lawmakers this week advanced Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ wide-ranging health care bill.

The department made the request during budget hearings with state lawmakers.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed a sprawling bill dedicated to health care that includes a focus on strengthening rural health care and providing care to expecting and new parents.

“For the first time, we’re funding students instead of a system,” the governor said. “We’re rejecting the idea that the answer to improving education is simply throwing more money into the same system.”

The House was considered the final potential stumbling block for the proposal; the bill passed both the House and Senate by early Tuesday.

Iowa lawmakers could begin debating as early as Monday the proposal to

GOP Sen. Charlie McClintock says he’s still undecided on whether to support the bill.

As her flagship private school assistance proposal heads for a vote in the Iowa Legislature next week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released an open letter to Iowans arguing in favor of the program.

Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill on Thursday that would create a cybersecurity unit within the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Five years after lawmakers denied Iowa State University the full $100 million it sought for a new and updated Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory – which underpins Iowa’s $32.5 billion dollar animal agriculture industry and aids in animal health emergencies, like the bird flu – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday committed another $40 million to the new lab.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of Jan. 9