by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Republicans in the Iowa House have released an overall state spending goal for the next budgeting year that’s $82 million higher than Republicans in the Iowa Senate have proposed. It’s also $35 million than Governor Reynolds proposed in January....
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 29, 2024 | News
The Iowa House has voted to let landowners seek a court ruling now on whether carbon pipeline developers qualify for the government’s eminent domain authority to force unwilling property owners to let the pipeline on their land. “We’re faced with...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 28, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds is sending a small group of Iowa law officers and dozens of Iowa National Guard soldiers to assist Texas authorities with border security. This is the third time Reynolds has deployed Iowans to Texas. On Monday, 110 Iowa National Guard soldiers...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 27, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that raises teacher salaries, increases general state spending for schools and overhauls Iowa’s Area Education Agencies. “Some schools haven’t used some of the AEA services, despite being forced to pay...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 26, 2024 | Education, News, Politics & Government
The Iowa Senate has given final approval to a bill that makes changes in Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, raises teacher pay and increases general state education spending. Governor Reynolds says she’ll sign the package into law. The starting salary for...