by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann says the friction between former President Donald Trump and Governor Kim Reynolds over her November endorsement of Ron DeSantis will evaporate as the General Election campaign gets underway. “There was some back and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 5, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
A state senator has a plan that would give the governor authority to appoint the majority of members on commissions that nominate Iowans to be district court judges. Republican Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola would have the governor appoint six of the 11 members...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 4, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The legislature has approved new rules for how Iowa landlords handle requests from renters who ask to have an emotional support animal or a service animal in their unit. “A good majority of our veterans have emotional support animals…We don’t want...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 4, 2024 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Iowa lawmakers may create a grant program to help recruit attorneys to practice in rural areas of the state. Representative Brian Lohse of Bondurant said it would be modeled after a program in South Dakota. “They started small like we are with, I believe, five...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 4, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
The Iowa House has sent the governor a plan to extend post-pregnancy Medicaid coverage for new mothers and infants from 60 days to a full year. The coverage will be limited to families with incomes at or below 215% of the federal poverty line. Representative Devon...