Tag: Gov. Kim Reynolds
Iowa Carbon Task Force issues final recommendations
Members of the Iowa Carbon Sequestration Task Force gathered in-person and virtually once more during a Dec. 6 meeting to offer final recommendations on...
Infrastructure bill is good legislation
There is rarely a piece of federal legislation enacted without some burdensome unintended consequences or questions about how it will be funded. Still, all...
COVID funds are flowing
Unfortunately, now isn’t the time to question the massive amounts of COVID monies allocated by the federal government in the American Rescue Plan Act...
IWD to host workforce roundtables
Iowa Workforce Development will host more than 25 workforce roundtables this fall in an effort to partner with business in addressing the state’s workforce shortage.
In addition, IWD...
Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for counties hit by extreme weather
Following severe weather beginning Aug. 24, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Bremer and Fayette counties.
The proclamation allows Bremer and Fayette county...
Iowa City mayor issues mask mandate over Gov. Reynolds’ objections
Iowa City mayor Bruce Teague has issued a mask mandate due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and several variants now impacting the community. The...
Iowa is an example of responsible budgeting
Sound fiscal policy must begin with spending restraint. Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republican-led Iowa Legislature continued to follow pro-growth fiscal conservatism during the...
Wise to end pandemic unemployment program
Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end Iowa’s participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit program...
Iowa to end federal unemployment benefit programs
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today new measures to address the State of Iowa's severe workforce shortage. Starting June 12, 2021, the State of Iowa...