The latest data from the Iowa Department of Public Health shows 61% of the patients in Iowa hospitals were admitted for treatment of Covid. All Iowa hospital patients are screened for Covid and about a thousand patients have tested positive for the virus. Governor Kim Reynolds says a New York … [Read more...]
Governor says she hopes Senate President misspoke, corrects remark about teachers
Governor Kim Reynolds says there are a few "bad actors" in any industry, but she disagrees with a general assessment that the media and Iowa teachers are pursuing a sinister agenda. Senate President Jake Chapman, a fellow Republican, used the phrase "sinister agenda" during his opening speech in … [Read more...]
Raising maximum staff-to-children ratios in Iowa day cares
Advocates are raising concerns about regulatory changes that would increase staff-to-children ratios in Iowa child care centers. House Republicans have drafted a plan to let one employee oversee up to eight two-year-olds. The president of the Iowa Child Care Coalition says it would lead to more … [Read more...]
Reynolds says state should invest in carbon capture research
Governor Kim Reynolds says carbon pipelines are private sector projects and she does not support direct state investment in any of the pipelines that are proposed. During her Condition of the State address last week, Reynolds called for investment in "carbon capture solutions sustain and build on … [Read more...]
Reynolds proposes trigger for corporate tax cut
Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing a way to trigger corporate income tax cuts. The governor did not mention cutting taxes for corporations during her Condition of the State address earlier this week, but her plan is included in a budget report submitted to lawmakers. If Iowa corporations pay more … [Read more...]
Reynolds says deductions, credits remain in her 4% ‘flat tax’ plan
Governor Kim Reynolds says her 4% flat tax plan would make Iowa's income tax system simpler and might one day lead the way to zero -- no state income tax. "I think we're working our way there," Reynolds said this afternoon during an interview with Radio Iowa. "...Every year, we'll take a look at … [Read more...]
Reynolds proposes 4% flat tax on income, end to taxes on retirement income
Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing an end to state income taxes on pensions and retirement accounts and lowering the state income tax to a single rate of just 4% within four years. "Flat and fair," Reynolds said, to cheers, as she described her tax plan during the annual "Condition of the State" … [Read more...]
DeJear says Reynolds should address critical issues now, tax relief later
Deidre DeJear, the leading Democrat in the 2022 race for governor -- says the state is at "a very critical juncture" and Republican Governor Kim Reynolds should do more to address weaknesses in Iowa's health care and education systems and find ways to attract more workers to the state. "These … [Read more...]
Governor to detail ‘bold, yet practical’ tax cutting plan
Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver the annual "Condition of the State" address tonight and she's promised to reveal details of what she has described as a "bold, yet practical" plan to cut income taxes. "Iowa is moving in the right direction and I'm -- and we're -- determined to build on the … [Read more...]
Iowa OSHA announces it won’t enforce federal Covid vaccine mandate
Officials have announced the State of Iowa will not enforce the federal government's Covid vaccine mandate for large employers. State Labor Commissioner Rod Roberts made the announcement in a written statement late Friday. It came shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court heard legal arguments over … [Read more...]