Articles Tagged: Governor

Fewer workers means fewer laid-off workers — but was law change a factor?

Gov. Kim Reynolds also said the state’s executive branch is now operating under its newly restructured and streamlined format, as planned in a new state law approved by Republicans earlier this year.

Instead, the Iowa Supreme Court should have let the 2018 fetal heartbeat law go into effect

Abortion rights advocates held a rally in the rotunda and far outnumbered abortion restriction advocates during a long and loud day at the Iowa Capitol.

Under two years from the 2025 deadline Iowa set for itself seven years ago to get at least 70 percent of its workforce some form of education or training after high school, a new Gallup poll out Tuesday reveals confidence in higher education has plummeted — especially among Republicans.

Statehouse Republicans appear poised to once again pass a law that would ban abortions once a fetus’ heartbeat can be detected.

Under a condition of one settlement, the courts will resolve any future open records disputes with the plaintiffs — two Iowa news organizations and an advocacy group for government transparency — over the course of one year.

New law applies “assets test,” adds rigorous eligibility verification

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

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.

Another bill signed into law creates punishments for ransomware attacks

The governor said she does not feel that reports of some Iowa private schools increasing tuition weakens the state’s new financial assistance program

While many significant pieces of legislation passed the Republican-controlled body, others failed to garner enough support this year

Gov. Kim Reynolds and her fellow Republicans say the measure is just the first step in a multiyear process of addressing Iowans’ property taxes