Governor Kim Reynolds’ bill to restructure state funding for county veterans services has cleared one committee in the Iowa Senate and is eligible for debate in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Each Iowa county currently gets $10,000 to pay a veterans...
Governor Kim Reynolds is proposing a property tax plan and new spending on cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Reynolds outlined these and other initiatives tonight in the annual “Condition of the State” message Iowa governors deliver to...
The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs says more needs to be done to improve veterans’ health care. Secretary Doug Collins toured the V.A.’s Central Iowa Health Care Center in Des Moines today and talked about efforts to reshape the system....
A group of lawmakers is recommending that new guidelines be developed for grants from the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund. The grants are for things like car or home repairs or medical expenses. During a meeting of the Administrative Rules Review Committee, Republican...
Veterans groups are urging lawmakers to find more money for a state fund that helps low income veterans cover unexpected expenses. Iowa Commission on Veterans Affairs chair Elizabeth Ledvina spoke at Wednesday’s Iowa Veterans Day ceremony at the Capitol....
