Hundreds of activists rallied in the Iowa Capitol rotunda Monday evening as lawmakers held a public hearing on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill defining of “male” and “female” in Iowa Code and excluding transgender people from sex-segregated spaces. House File 2389 has already passed through the committee process, and is available for debate by the House of […]

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Several other states have similar restrictions that are on hold pending court rulings.

Four years after Iowa’s top court ruled that abortion was protected by the state’s constitution, a majority of justices appointed by GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds are walking that ruling back.

The state’s auditor found Kim Reynolds improperly used federal money to pay staff salaries.

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Reps. Randy Feenstra and Mariannette Miller-Meeks attended the FAMiLY Leader gala.

A record 353 Iowa residents died from gunshot wounds in 2020 according to the state’s Department of Public Health.

The unemployment rate remains at 6.1% as the pandemic continues.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is including her opposition in reelection messaging — but hasn’t turned down her state’s share of the money.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Republican to back voter suppression tactics without any proof that voter fraud took place.

The bill awaiting Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ signature would shorten the early voting period, close polls earlier, and remove voters from rolls if they miss a single general election.  

President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan is overwhelmingly popular, even among GOP voters.

Iowa’s Republican governor auctioned off a ‘one-of-a-kind package’ for four people to spend time with her to benefit pork producers who have donated $300,000 to her campaign.

Other states, too, have volleyed for in-person learning, ignoring federal health guidelines and soaring local case numbers.

GOP lawmakers insist that mask mandates, social distancing, and other virus safety measures don’t work.

State Democratic leaders have slammed Kim Reynolds for the ‘half measures.’

The Republican governors of five states have seen large spikes in the numbers of new coronavirus cases among their populations.

Iowa has the second-highest per capita average number of new coronavirus cases in the country.

Iowa now has the highest average daily cases per capita of any state.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is the third Republican governor in recent days to dismiss the advice of local health experts.

Also: States move to make Juneteenth a paid holiday, and scientists find an inexpensive and widely available drug may help treat COVID-19.

‘They’ve kept this plan secret for weeks and released it on a Saturday night so they didn’t have to hear from Iowans,’ House Democratic Whip Jo Oldson said.

Governors who bragged about keeping their states open also received low marks.

The latest coronavirus data from two states shows that their governors’ approach did not work.

Gov. Kim Reynolds will force workers to choose between their health and their livelihood.

Iowa’s unconstitutional new anti-abortion law will face immediate challenges in court, requiring taxpayer expenditures. Gov. Kim Reynolds even admitted as much as she signed it.