Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week signed a slate of bills into law. Among them is legislation designed to make it easier for health care providers to open new birthing centers in the state.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds this week signed a slate of bills into law. Among them is legislation designed to make it easier for health care providers to open new birthing centers in the state.
This week on the podcast, we hit the 110-day mark of the legislative session, eminent domain, and potential job cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal.
Friday is the 110th calendar day of the 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature. It is the last day that state lawmakers will receive their stipend for daily housing and meal expenses. While their work is nearing completion, here are some of the important tasks that remain.
Under a proposal advanced by Iowa Senate Republicans, Iowa Medicaid would no longer cover surgical, hormonal and other procedures related to treating Iowans with gender dysphoria. Critics warn the move could endanger the health and lives of Iowans.
An Iowa immigrant rights organization is refusing a lawmaker's demands to turn over private details about the nonprofit’s clients, donors and members, calling it intimidation from public officials amid a national crackdown on immigration.
The governor said the law will decrease cyberbullying and classroom distractions, improve students’ concentration and address concerns about students’ mental health.
According to unofficial results, Angel Ramirez bested Bernie Hayes to represent southeast Cedar Rapids in the Iowa House.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, lawmakers advance a bill to create a state retirement savings plan for Iowans whose employers don’t offer a retirement plan.
Despite Gov. Kim Reynold’s proposal at the start of this legislative session to increase aid to Iowa’s three public universities and its 15 community colleges, a budget compromise she’s reached with Senate Republicans includes no general education bump for the higher education institutions.
House File 299 would require schools and child care centers to include information about obtaining vaccine exemptions in any public communication to parents or guardians following recommendations by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
Both dip into reserves to cover expected revenue decline from state income tax cuts.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, the Iowa Senate confirmed 3 members to the Iowa Board of Regents
Legislation designed to constrain prescription drug costs and protect rural pharmacies by regulating third-party health care companies known as pharmacy benefit managers is once again moving in the Iowa Capitol.
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.
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