Iowa Republican lawmakers have resurrected a proposal requiring schools teach anti-abortion propaganda to students in grades 7-12
The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. The big question is – will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them altogether?
Toss some bags and talk through the governor's priorities for new Iowa laws. Bright ideas: Iowa DOGE, paying childcare workers more, banning cell phones, and pots of beans. 🌽Cornhole Champions #7 - Condition of the State (with Gov. Kim Reynolds) by Zachary Oren...
Republican Katie Whittington is getting some help from a white nationalist former congressman in the special election to replace Sen. Chris Cournoyer's District 35 seat. But Whittington is erasing that support from her Facebook. Before January ends, there will be a...
As the hunger crisis worsens in Iowa and Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds again rejected federal money for summer feeding programs, anti-hunger advocates say they’re not giving up on finding ways to get people help.
Once again, Reynolds has been mum about her priorities for the Legislature. The rough strokes of her plan finally got a public recounting Tuesday with the Condition of the State address.
To a packed Iowa House floor and repeated standing ovations, Gov. Kim Reynolds rattled through childcare and energy, Medicaid regulations and cancer research.
On this episode of Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren Smith chats with Iowa Starting Line’s community editor Amie Rivers about important takeaways form the governor’s proposals.
Links
1. Read Gov. Kim Reynolds full speech (Iowa Starting Line): https://iowastartingline.com/2025/01/14/kim-reynolds-condition-state_full/
2. Child care gaps in rural America threaten to undercut small communities (Iowa Capital Dispatch): https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/01/02/child-care-gaps-in-rural-america-threaten-to-undercut-small-communities/
3. March of Dimes report on maternity care deserts in the US (March of Dimes): https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/data?reg=99&top=23&stop=641&lev=1&slev=4&obj=9&sreg=19
4. Quad-Cities schools restrict cell phone use to recapture learning time (The Quad-City Times): https://qctimes.com/news/local/education/cell-phones-in-schools-quad-cities-new-policies-restrictions/article_e841cb28-5668-11ef-95e3-1b15b48d8b30.html
An Iowa DOGE. Statewide bans on cell phones in classrooms. And incentives for practicing medicine in Iowa. Read Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State address. Tuesday night, Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered her annual Condition of the State address to a joint...
Iowa Republicans have been at work limiting the powers of Iowa’s sole statewide Democrat Auditor Rob Sand. As the session opened, he released some proposals aimed at greater government accountability and addressing the accountant shortage. State Auditor Rob Sand...
Republican legislators swaggered back to Des Moines with deeper ranks. Despite eight years of one-party rule, Iowa legislative Republicans say there’s more cuts to be made. The Iowa Capitol buzzed Monday morning, crowded with freshmen legislators jockeying for seat...
Amie Rivers returns to work after taking time off to grieve the death of her spouse.
