State Senator Julian Garrett of Indianola has died at the age of 85. Garrett announced in March he was being treated for prostate cancer and would not seek re-election this year. Garrett, a Republican, was first elected to the Iowa legislature in 2010. Garrett was a...
Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh offered a pipeline-related plan in January that did not come up for a vote during this year’s legislative session. He plans to offer it again next year. “It didn’t just deal with Summit Carbon Solutions…It...
Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that GOP legislators say is the hallmark of rheir 2026 session — the move to limit future property tax increases. A small group of legislators and Reynolds gathered in the Iowa Capitol’s Rotunda today for a...
The Iowa legislature has convened for a rare Saturday session and it’s possible the debates and voting could last through Sunday. Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh, a Republican from Spillville, said lawmakers are close to striking final agreements on a $9.6...
Senate Republican Leader Mike Klimeshsays it could be possible to reverse the Senate’s rejection of the governor’s pick to head the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Last week Senate Democrats blocked interim director Larry Johnson’s...
