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 businesses will see a $1.2 billion reduction in unemployment insurance taxes over the next five years under legislation signed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday.
Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair said Thursday she believes state legislation that would limit eminent domain and regulate hazardous liquid pipelines is unconstitutional and will cost the state money, in both legal fees and missed economic development.
The Iowa DOGE Task Force also discussed possible education recommendations, including making portions of teacher pay merit-based, and consolidating rural school districts as populations in the least-populated areas of Iowa continue to decline.
In other Iowa Capitol news, the state’s new unemployment system went live Tuesday
Iowa poll workers will be allowed to challenge a voter at the polls on the basis of their citizenship status under new legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Kim Reynolds. The new laws also make changes to election recount procedures in the state, ban ranked choice voting and make it harder for third-party groups such as Libertarians to qualify as a major political party in the state.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, a new warden has been named for Iowa State Penitentiary.
The state’s five-year plan for transportation infrastructure features billions of dollars in planned investments in Iowa road, bridge, aviation and railway infrastructure, construction and repair projects.
Michele Smith aids the Iowa’s never-ending quest to ensure bacteria are efficiently munching on contaminants in wastewater, in an effort to protect the environment.
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 state Sen. Art Staed, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, said he plans to continue to serve in the Iowa Senate in light of the diagnosis.
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