Cournoyer, who has been lieutenant governor since December, was among a group of Iowa Republicans expected to be mulling whether to run to replace Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who earlier this month announced she will not seek another term.
Energy companies with infrastructure in Iowa would have the first opportunity to build new electric transmission lines, and nuclear growth would be encouraged under legislation proposed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. But how would the legislation impact Iowans’ energy bills? On that, there is much disagreement.
Also in Capitol Notebook: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ child care and preschool proposal passes the Iowa Senate
During a public comment meeting Wednesday, Iowans voiced their frustration and concern over a proposal by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to require most able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work at least 100 hours per month.
Also in the Campaign Almanac: Libertarian county attorney exploring run for Iowa U.S. Senate seat
Three Republican state lawmakers and Iowa’s Republican secretary of agriculture say they are considering — or at least have not ruled out — running for governor after Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday she will not seek another term.
After leading the state for nearly a decade, the Republican incumbent who became Iowa’s first female governor in 2017 made a surprise announcement Friday that she will not seek a third term in 2026.
The public task force is charged with making government efficiency recommendations to Gov. Kim Reynolds and state lawmakers later this year.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday responded to a federal justice department letter that expressed concern with a right of first refusal provision in her state energy policy proposal.
Many of the roughly 181,000 Iowans in the state’s version of Medicaid expansion would be subject to work requirements, and the entire program could be eliminated if the federal government ever disallows work requirements, under legislation approved this week by Republican state lawmakers.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has proposed a ‘continuum of care’ that incentivizes preschools and child care centers to work together, while House Democrats have proposed expanding child care assistance funding and tax credits
The legislation would work to address the shortage of physicians -- especially in rural areas of the state -- by consolidating and boosting funding in doctors’ loan repayment programs and increasing the number of medical residencies in Iowa
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand’s office requested information related to the state’s taxpayer-funded private school financial assistance program; state agencies said the request exceeded the scope of the audit and a new audit is needed
Reynolds explained her comments made during an exchange with a Democratic Congressman in a U.S. House committee hearing last week
Reynolds named the new Iowa task force Iowa DOGE, echoing the federal Department of Government Efficiency created by President Donald Trump and led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
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