Des Moines Register: Politics
- 'How does she think we should proceed?': Coralville City Council expresses frustration over Reynolds tying their hands on face m
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 01:49 PMCoralville City Council came to the work session Tuesday frustrated by the options they have to encourage face mask use among their residents.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nearly 250,000 Iowa kids will soon receive $308 each for groceries under pandemic program
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 04:11 PMThe $76 million is what the federal government would have spent on lunches and breakfasts if the coronavirus pandemic hadn't closed Iowa schools.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kim Reynolds will use $50 million in federal funds to boost Iowa mental health services
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 05:53 PM"With these kinds of disruptions in our lives and livelihoods, it's important for Iowans to be mindful of their mental health and to know that there's a place to go if they need help," Gov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Polk County plans to send voters absentee ballot request forms, other counties have a patchwork of plans
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 02:01 PMThe Polk County Auditor said he would take steps similar to what the Iowa Secretary of State did for the June primary election this year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chuck Grassley will skip the Republican National Convention for the first time in 40 years, citing coronavirus
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 02:17 PMGrassley said it will be the first time he skips the convention since he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New project in Iowa mails abortion pills to patients after video appointments with doctor
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 07:00 AMPilot project aims to make services available to women who live far from abortion clinics. Abortion foes say the system is dangerous and should stop.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Muscatine mayor to issue a mandatory face mask proclamation, may ask local police to help in enforcing rule
Friday - 07/03/2020 - 05:43 PMShe said her decision was prompted by a recent uptick in cases in Muscatine County. But it may not be allowed under current Iowa law.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawmakers approve special election changes, turn down Democratic absentee ballot request
Wednesday - 07/01/2020 - 06:04 PMA group of top Iowa lawmakers met Wednesday by phone in the first test of a new election law limiting the secretary of state's emergency powers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Human Services Director Kelly Garcia will also temporarily run health department
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 04:41 PMThe governor didn't publicly indicate how long she expected Kelly Garcia to run both the human services and health departments.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More than a quarter of Iowa counties report 7-day highs in new COVID-19 cases this week
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 07:50 PMAfter reaching a nadir earlier this month, the average number of new daily coronavirus cases in Iowa is gradually beginning to creep back up.
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- 'Some other Johnson': County Supervisors to research process, possible replacements for namesake
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 03:24 PMOn Wednesday, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed to pursue a new namesake for their county.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says her driver who struck Black Lives Matter protester 'acted appropriately'
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 04:20 PMReynolds was riding in an SUV last week when the state trooper driving her hit a protester as they were leaving the parking lot of a business.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sen. Chuck Schumer praises 'soon-to-be' colleague Theresa Greenfield in remarks to Polk County Democrats
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 09:21 PMDemocrat Theresa Greenfield is seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Joni Ernst in Iowa's highly competitive Senate contest.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - UI students may be forced to leave country after Thanksgiving under new visa restrictions
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 03:45 PMThe Trump administration announced that international students will have to go home if the schools they attend only offer online classes this fall.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black Iowa City leaders share their thoughts on weeks of protests, city officials' response
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 07:00 AMThe Press-Citizen sat down with leaders in the community and residents of Iowa City to talk about the protests that have gripped the city for weeks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Younger adult Iowans testing positive for coronavirus at an increasing rate
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 08:00 AMNearly half of Iowa's positive coronavirus tests are for people ages 18-40. In Johnson and Story counties, 70% or more come from that age group.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Johnson, Linn county auditors plan to mail absentee ballot request forms to registered voters for November election
Thursday - 07/02/2020 - 02:49 PMOn Wednesday, a legislative council in Des Moines rejected a push from state Democrats to have ballot request forms mailed out to registered voters across the state ahead of November's election.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joni Ernst, Theresa Greenfield jockey for position as ethanol champions as election heats up
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 09:08 PMAs the election intensifies, each candidate is arguing she's best suited to guide the industry through the turmoil.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed new voter ID requirements into law. Here are other major laws also taking effect Wednesday
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 07:13 PMThe governor has signed more than 100 bills, including laws on police misconduct, eluding officers, medical marijuana, animal abuse and job licensing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Kim Reynolds says Iowa is changing how it counts who has 'recovered' from COVID-19
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 01:01 PMIowans will be counted as recovered once 28 days have passed since they received a positive test, unless the state receives information otherwise.
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- Muscatine face mask mandate not valid, Gov. Kim Reynolds says
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 01:30 PMGov. Kim Reynolds has a public health proclamation in effect. She says a local official can't implement requirements that conflict with the state rules.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst supports banning TikTok to protect against Chinese surveillance
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 04:39 PM"It's just another way that China is using these various platforms to collect data on us as Americans," U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Dodge facility inmate dies from complications related to COVID-19
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 06:16 PMOfficials say Ray Allen Vanlengen, 71, who was incarcerated at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, likely died from COVID-19 related complications Monday night in Iowa City.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Leaked samples and an equipment malfunction led to mid-June spike in damaged Test Iowa results
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 02:06 PMThe state lab fixed the equipment issue immediately and has taken steps to follow up on the leakage issue, said lab spokesman Stephen Pradarelli.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chuck Grassley says he has no objection to renaming bases named for Confederate generals, says Congress could override Trump vet
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 03:24 PMCalls to rename U.S. military bases named for Confederate leaders have gained steam amid nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Indigenous activists demand removal of Iowa monuments, restructuring of historical narrative
Sunday - 07/05/2020 - 05:16 PMAt an Indigenous-led rally Saturday, attendees rallied for the removal of three Capitol monuments, saying they uphold white supremacy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Eddie Mauro campaign staffers say they're still waiting on full payment
Thursday - 07/02/2020 - 06:41 PMEmployees who worked for Eddie Mauro's Senate primary race have filed a union complaint arguing they have yet to be fully compensated for their work.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Vehicle carrying governor struck Black Lives Matter protester who blocked the road
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 05:33 PMActivists with Des Moines Black Lives Matter showed up at two of Reynolds' public events Tuesday to urge her to sign an executive order restoring felons' voting rights.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa judge temporarily blocks 24-hour abortion waiting period until legal challenge is resolved
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 08:29 PMThe law was set to take effect Wednesday, but a judge issued a temporary injunction preventing it from taking effect until a lawsuit is resolved.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Anxious Iowa families still waiting to visit nursing home residents as virus threat looms
Tuesday - 06/30/2020 - 08:00 AM"It's dragged on much longer than any of us had anticipated," nursing home leader says of the ban on visits to residents of Iowa facilities.
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