Gov. Kim Reynolds began her Condition of the State tonight with an inspiring story of a California couple who relocated to Iowa, bought a restaurant and built a new life here. Their resilience through the pandemic was used by Reynolds as an example of how Iowa kept...
Democratic Candidates: Iowa Mental Health Care in ‘Crisis’
Iowa has a crisis for mental health care. That was the consensus of three Democratic candidates for statewide office. Thursday evening the National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter and the Grand View University Social Work Club hosted a town hall for the...
Ras Smith on his Campaign Exit and the Future of Iowa Democrats
Though he ended his campaign for governor Wednesday morning, Rep. Ras Smith, is ready to jump feet-first into the start of the legislative session next week. “For me this experience has been one that’s been eye-opening but it’s not discouraging. Disappointing but not...
Reynolds Uses Border Trip To Bash Biden
Gov. Kim Reynolds took a trip down to the US-Mexico border Wednesday to accuse President Joe Biden of being responsible for the surge in migration and not doing enough to handle it. Reynolds denied her visit was a political stunt and said Biden needed to take...
Reynolds Defends Mask Mandate Ban as will of Iowa Parents
When asked about signing legislation that prevented schools from instituting mask mandates, Gov. Kim Reynolds said she was acting on the concerns of Iowa parents. “We had kids being isolated because they couldn’t wear a mask,” Reynolds told WHO 13’s Dave Price in an...
Kim Reynolds Responds to ‘COVID Kim’ Nickname
Last year, Iowans unimpressed with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic gave her a new moniker: "COVID Kim." Since then, the name has become common among Reynolds’ critics online. WHO 13's Dave Price asked her about it in an interview that aired...
Biden Picks a Fight With Reynolds on COVID Safety Measures
President Joe Biden and his administration are stepping in to correct inaction from Republican governors such as Iowa's Kim Reynolds as the Delta variant spreads and presents a larger threat. Wednesday, Biden directed US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to find out...
Sending Troopers to Texas Cost Iowans $300,000
Iowa taxpayers will foot the bill for a $300,000 14-day mission to the Southern US Border that included 28 Iowa State Patrol personnel. Gov. Kim Reynolds held a press conference Wednesday to give an update on the effort, which took place July 8-22. Public Safety...
Reynolds: Wage Increases Not State’s Responsibility
The issue of worker shortages at restaurants has come up again as nine Burger King employees quit en masse over working conditions in Lincoln, Nebraska. The workers' actions went viral after they put up on the restaurant's sign "We all quit," later explaining to local...
Iowa Still Hasn’t Requested Rescue Plan Funds For Small Towns
Though the money has been going out since May, Iowa has yet to request American Rescue Plan money for the state’s small towns. According to the Treasury Department, the total allocation would be $221,737,821, with the first half delivered this year. Only 11 other...