Des Moines Register: Politics
- The state budget is nearly $15 million in the red. Why are Republicans cheering?
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 07:46 PMGov. Kim Reynolds beat long odds to close the books without calling back lawmakers. But the game is far from over.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ambassador Branstad describes Beijing’s “dramatic change”
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 12:31 PMUS Ambassador to China, Terry Branstad talks about the changes he’s observed in Beijing since his first trip in 1984, during an Iowa Sister States reception on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in Beijing.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Live video: Will Iowa need a special legislative session?
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 11:20 AMA budget briefing Wednesday morning will reveal whether a special legislative session is needed to resolve shortfalls in the state budget.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Stopgap' health-insurance plan would illegally burden moderate-income Iowans, critics say
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 06:37 PMIowa's plan to shore up health-insurance market would redirect millions of federal dollars now being used to meet moderate-income Iowans' deductibles.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reynolds won't commit to maintaining $152.1 million 'backfill' payments to local governments
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 02:48 PMConcerned city leaders have said that without the so-called "backfill" payments they'll be forced to raise taxes or cut services and staff.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa workers' comp debate revived; state spokesman makes 'clarification'
Sunday - 09/17/2017 - 11:00 PMThe governor sought to credit recent Republican legislation for driving workers' comp costs down.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa prisons brace for possible uptick in HIV, hepatitis C cases as opioid epidemic swells
Sunday - 09/17/2017 - 03:00 PMIowa’s Department of Corrections is bracing for a possible uptick in the number of inmates infected with HIV and hepatitis C as a result of the opioid epidemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Senate GOP staffer at center of $2.2 million sex harassment award resigns
Friday - 09/15/2017 - 11:47 AM'It is a personnel matter,' said Ed Failor Jr., a senior aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa National Guard mobilizing 390 soldiers; biggest unit deployment since 2010
Thursday - 09/14/2017 - 01:13 PMThe troops are assigned to the 248th Aviation Support Battalion, which includes units from Boone, Muscatine, Waterloo and Davenport.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Could Iowa be contender for Amazon's $5 billion HQ2 project?
Tuesday - 09/12/2017 - 05:33 PMAmazon has sparked a national competition as states and cities look to secure one of the largest economic development projects in history.
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- State budget officials: No special session needed
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 06:17 PMDepartment of Management Director David Roederer tells members of the media that a special legislative session will not be necessary to cover the state's financial issues.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chuck Grassley: Fulfilling campaign promise just as important as 'substance' of health bill
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 02:35 PMEven if Graham-Cassidy has flaws, senator says GOP must fulfill promise to repeal Obamacare
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate's latest health bill offers no lifeline for Iowa
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 09:05 AMGov. Kim Reynolds says the plan to shift health reform to states is the only vehicle. It's not.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Union leader Cathy Glasson makes it official, is running for governor
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 06:00 PMThe Coralville nurse and president of the SEIU Local 199 union has been exploring a run for governor since May.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Could Apple attack ad backfire on Iowa GOP?
Monday - 09/18/2017 - 04:27 PMIowa GOP hits Democrats Hubbell, Glasson and Boulton on Apple jobs
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa collecting data linked to defunding Planned Parenthood
Monday - 09/18/2017 - 12:24 AMA state agency is collecting data to better understand whether the Iowa Legislature's move to cut funding for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers is resulting in less access to reproductive health care.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Anderson to resign Iowa Senate seat for NW Iowa development post
Friday - 09/15/2017 - 03:11 PMHe plans to leave the Senate this fall, allowing time for a special election so a new senator is ready when the Legislature convenes in January.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Porn reading rooms' in Iowa's prisons would close under legislative proposal
Thursday - 09/14/2017 - 06:52 PMInmates have had access to sexually explicit materials in designated rooms since a judge concluded in 1988 that rules on porn were unconstitutional.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Family first: Chuck Grassley will back Pat Grassley for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Wednesday - 09/13/2017 - 12:37 PMThe U.S. senator wants his grandson appointed to the statewide office after Sec. Bill Northey is confirmed as a USDA undersecretary.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jester Park stables losing thousands as its manure contaminates Saylorville watershed
Tuesday - 09/12/2017 - 04:02 PMHeavily subsidized horse center cited for spilling manure into Saylorville Lake watershed.
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- 'Tough issues' abound as China Ambassador Branstad tackles North Korea and trade
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 07:24 PMTerry Branstand is back in China engaging in diplomacy with a lot at stake.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Ambassador Branstad meets with Iowans in Beijing
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 11:10 AM
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa legislature avoids special session
Wednesday - 09/20/2017 - 11:45 AMIowa will close out the year ending June 30 with revenue falling about $13 million short of what the state spent.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds backs Obamacare repeal measure in Congress
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 05:11 PMThe GOP plan would abolish many of the subsidies and mandates of the 2010 ACA but would give states more flexibility in enacting health care programs and policies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Heather Ryan will get to speak at the Steak Fry. Or maybe not.
Tuesday - 09/19/2017 - 03:26 PMIf congressional candidates are allowed to speak at the steak fry, Heather Ryan will be among them.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sigma Pi Phi and Iowa work to increase diversity on state boards and commissions
Sunday - 09/17/2017 - 06:30 PMThe governor’s staff will meet with a Sigma Pi Phi representative to discuss open positions, qualifications and accept completed applications.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Across U.S., lawmakers chip away at public's access to records
Sunday - 09/17/2017 - 10:20 AMLawmakers across the country introduced and debated dozens of bills during this year's legislative sessions that would close or limit public access to a wide range of government records and meetings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'I'm not the same kid,' aging teen killer tells parole board 25 years after fatal stabbing
Thursday - 09/14/2017 - 06:30 PMTeen killer Sean Rhomberg, now 41, will be allowed to occasionally leave prison as part of a re-entry program, Iowa's parole board decided.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Iowa's 'stopgap' health insurance proposal
Tuesday - 09/12/2017 - 07:07 PMIowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen has proposed a 'stopgap' plan to shore up the state's teetering market for individual health insurance policies.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Immigrant allies plea for 'welcoming city' label in D.M.: 'We know promises can be broken'
Monday - 09/11/2017 - 08:30 PMIt's been four months since the Des Moines City Council promised it would look into protections for its immigrant residents.
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