The line of succession plan for when an Iowa governor is no longer in office would be clarified under a proposed amendment to the state constitution.
Articles Tagged: Iowa House
State Government Jan. 24, 2022 3:47 pm1421d ago
Iowans’ income from retirement programs would no longer be taxed by the state under a legislative proposal from Iowa House Republicans.
State Government Jan. 23, 2022 6:00 am1423d ago
To Alex Glenn, the director of human resources for Generation Next child development centers and preschools in Ventral Iowa, the best way to address what stakeholders have called a child care “crisis” is both simple and expensive. “I know this answer’s not going to appease a lot of people, but it’s money,” Glenn said.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 19, 2022 5:37 pm1426d ago
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign reported raising nearly $4.8 million in donations in 2021. Her highest profile Democratic challenger, Deidre DeJear, reported raising nearly $287,000.
State Government Jan. 18, 2022 4:29 pm1427d ago
Iowa House Republican bills aim to tackle staffing, bed shortages
State Government Jan. 13, 2022 3:49 pm1432d ago
Educators in Iowa have been relaying their concerns with opening-day remarks made by Republican Iowa Senate President Jake Chapman, who accused teachers of having a “sinister agenda” regarding books in school libraries, Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday.
State Government Jan. 14, 2022 6:04 pm1431d ago
A four-year transition to a flat state income tax rate of 4 percent, shorting the time Iowans could claim jobless benefits and a new plan for devoting public K-12 for private school tuition are among the proposals introduced Tuesday night by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in her charge to state legislators.
State Government Jan. 10, 2022 3:47 pm1435d ago
Judging by the opening-day remarks delivered Monday by leaders in the Iowa Legislature, Republicans and Democrats have decidedly different views about how to attract more workers and people to Iowa, whose population has been stagnant for a decade.
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2022 4:53 pm1439d ago
A series of challenges resulting from the August 2020 derecho that taken together “gives me very little time to run an effective primary campaign,” Stover tells supporters
Government & Politics Aug. 30, 2021 7:20 pm1568d ago
Not all lawmakers responded to the Missed Vote Iowa scorecard, but among those who did, COVID-19 and military duty were among the reasons cited.
Government & Politics Aug. 16, 2021 6:07 pm1582d ago
Michael Bousselot will run for vacant seat in Iowa House
Government & Politics Jul. 27, 2021 4:45 pm1602d ago
Ready to do “bigger things, Mathis says her priority will be reducing health care costs, especially prescription drug costs, expanding access across rural areas and increasing mental health services.
State Government May. 19, 2021 5:19 pm1671d ago
Issue may come before Iowa voters in 2024
Government & Politics May. 19, 2021 11:18 am1672d ago
Amendment could be on the ballot as early as 2024
State Government May. 18, 2021 7:43 am1673d ago
A significant overhaul of tax policy and mental health funding is in the works in the Iowa Legislature, as Republicans appear to have finally reached agreement on myriad funding streams and policies.

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