by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 4, 2020 | Education, News, Top Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says in-person classes are to be the primary mode of educating Iowa’s K-12 students this school year and students will not get credit if their schooling is conducted online without state permission. “Schools that choose not to return...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 6, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
As China deals with the coronavirus outbreak, former Governor Terry Branstad — the current U.S. ambassador to China — plans to stay in Beijing. Governor Kim Reynolds says she hasn’t talked directly with Branstad, but one of her aides has. “The...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 10, 2020 | News, Politics & Government
On Saturday, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will become the longest-serving attorney general in U.S. history. Miller, a Democrat, was first elected in 1978 and has been re-elected nine times. “I always thought that there was great potential in the office to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 27, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s confident the state will be successful in its appeal of the $1.5 million discrimination verdict against the State of Iowa and former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. “I sat down with my legal team and, you know, after walking...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
State Auditor Rob Sand says taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay to appeal a jury’s decision that awarded $1.5 million to a former state official. Sand, a Democrat, wrote a letter to other statewide officials about the case involving former Republican Governor...