One day after LGBTQ advocates celebrated a trans discrimination bill dying in an Iowa House subcommittee, Gov. Kim Reynolds introduced a new culture-war-driven bill on Thursday aimed at legally erasing queer Iowans. HSB 649 would create a new code in Iowa to legally...
Senate Dems try to bypass Reynolds to feed Iowa kids
Iowa Senate Democrats are attempting to work around Gov. Kim Reynolds to secure $29 million in federal funding to feed underprivileged kids over the summer. On Thursday, Senate Dems introduced SF 2039. This legislation would require the Iowa Department of Health and...
Trump continues to troll Kim Reynolds with new ad
Former President Donald Trump and his campaign continue to troll Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds over her support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is one of Trump's opponents in the Republican presidential primary. Trump’s campaign released a minute-long ad on Saturday...
Trump mocks Reynolds as ‘most unpopular governor’ in America
Former President Donald Trump released a one-minute video blasting Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday, saying she “has gone from a popular governor to the most unpopular governor in the entire United States of America." A recent poll from Morning Consult indicated that...
Deep Cuts to Unemployment Passes, Critics Say It Won’t Help Workforce Shortage
The Republican-run Iowa House agreed to cut benefits for unemployed workers by 10 weeks yesterday in a move critics say will cause an even further exodus of workers out of a state that desperately needs them. The Iowa Legislature's vote to cut unemployment benefits...
Iowa Teacher Bonus Checks Will Be Taxed
Iowa teachers are being taxed on their $1,000 “thank you” bonuses from Gov. Kim Reynolds. “Those are subject to state and federal tax withholding,” confirmed Tim Bloom, Newton Community School District director of business services. Bloom said this was based on...
Gov. Reynolds Criticized For Blaming Shooting On Iowa Schools
Gov. Kim Reynolds said the “real tragedy” behind the March 7 fatal shooting outside of East High School in Des Moines was the educational system letting those kids down. Reynolds made those remarks to the media during a Wednesday press conference at the Des Moines...
Rural Iowa School Board asks State for More Funding, Opposes Voucher Bill
The Osage School Board made two requests in a letter it wrote to the Iowa House and Senate education committees: More funding and no school vouchers. State lawmakers agreed to a 2.5% increase to State Supplemental Aid on Monday, although some Iowa Democrats proposed a...
DeJear Draws on Childhood Experience in her Mental Health Care Push
Deidre DeJear wants to fix the state's mental health care system so that Iowans can access the same type of help that once got her through an extremely difficult time. When she was eight years old, DeJear's mother died from childbirth complications. At the time, her...
Konfrst: Reynolds’ Divisive Ideas Won’t Bring People to Iowa
In tonight’s Condition of the State address, Gov. Kim Reynolds laid out her policy plans for the year, from deep tax cuts to educator training programs to filling workforce gaps. Jennifer Konfrst, Democratic minority leader in the Iowa House, said she needs a lot more...