Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds releases bill restricting students' cell-phone use during instructional time
The bill establishes a floor, or a minimum standard, that all Iowa school districts will be required to adopt by July 1, 2025 ...
Trump’s Orders to Freeze All Federal Spending This Week Have Republican Governors in a Bind
They know the impact of this uncertainty on their constituency, but they also don’t want to be seen as crossing El Caudillo ...
Republican Iowa state Rep. Martin Graber dies unexpectedly at 72
Martin Graber was elected to the Iowa House in 2020. He served 32 years in the Iowa National Guard and retired as a brigadier ...
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CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Election shows anti-abortion positions can ‘win,’ governor says
DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds, speaking at an anti-abortion event Monday at the Iowa Capitol, said recent electoral ...
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Capitol Notebook: Surgical castration bill shelved by state lawmakers
Also, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to provide paid family leave to state workers got its first legislative approval ...
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Capitol Notebook: Election shows anti-abortion positions can ‘win,’ Iowa Gov. Reynolds says
Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal ...
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Reynolds' bill offering paid parental leave to state workers advances in Iowa Senate
Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed paid parental leave for state employees for the third year in a row. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill to offer paid parental leave to state employees advanced in the ...
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Republican Iowa Rep. Martin Graber dies of heart attack at 72
State Rep. Martin Graber, R-Fort Madison, died Friday morning of a heart attack at the age of 72, according to Iowa House ...
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CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Surgical castration bill shelved by state lawmakers
The proposal, found in Senate Study Bill 1053, matches the figure Gov. Kim Reynolds pitched in her budget proposal earlier this month. It would increase statewide general public school spending by ...
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Kim Reynolds wants a big unemployment tax cut for businesses. Here's how Iowa stacks up:
Kim Reynolds to reduce the amount companies ... We’re an outlier." Reynolds hasn't released the text of her bill, but her proposal to cut unemployment taxes has three main pieces: Cutting ...