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Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements

Pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs — will face new restrictions designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, a fellow Republican, has asked state lawmakers to sign a petition calling for a special legislative session to override the governor’s veto

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a complaint Tuesday with the Iowa Office of Civil Rights on behalf of The Satanic Temple Iowa over state officials’ denial of a 2024 winter display and celebration in the Capitol rotunda.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said work requirements are needed to focus Medicaid on those truly in need. A nonpartisan analysis by the state’s Legislative Services Agency projects 32,000 eligible Iowans could lose coverage under the new law.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ task force on government efficiency has floated the idea of consolidating some of Iowa’s 99 counties, and when asked about the possibility on Friday, Reynolds did not rule it out.

All forms of cancer will be covered by firefighters’ and other first responders’ disability insurance coverage — rather than only the 14 forms previously covered — under legislation signed into law Friday by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Iowa Rep. Eddie Andrews is the third Republican to officially file to run in Iowa’s open-seat campaign for governor in 2026. At his campaign announcement Wednesday, he vowed to take on money in politics.

In other campaign news, Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra said his campaign has raised more than $3.2 million.

Julie Stauch, of West Des Moines, is the third Democrat to formally announce her candidacy for governor, following state auditor Rob Sand. Stauch, a consultant with political campaign experience, publicly announced her campaign Tuesday.

The Gazette explores which issues went unresolved by state lawmakers this year that they likely will face again next year.

Health care organizations want Gov. Kim Reynolds to sign a recently-passed PBM bill into law, saying it will protect pharmacies; business groups want her to veto it, saying it will raise health care costs.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed more than a dozen bills into law Tuesday, including a ban on DEI positions in local government and a requirement that Iowa high school students pass a civics test to graduate.

Gov. Reynolds said she plans to have discussions with Iowa lawmakers and her DOGE government efficiency task force about how best to reduce property taxes. The push comes after this year’s session ended without a bill to address property taxes.

Reynolds has until June 14 to decide whether to sign into law or veto legislation that would regulate hazardous liquid pipelines and restrict the use of eminent domain