WILTON — She’s met with Attorney General Tom Miller and heard from his colleagues in other states, but Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she has made no decision on legislation that would limit his independence.“We’re still reviewing it,” Reynolds said Monday after a bill signing in Wilton. “I can’t give you any insight into what we’re going to do, but thanks for asking.”A provision in Senate File 615, a $584 million justice systems budget bill, would require the attorney general to get permission from the governor, Executive Council or Legislature before joining an out-of-state lawsuit.Reynolds, a Republican, has until May 27 to make a decision whether to exercise her line-item veto authority to strike the limitation that is the only one of its kind on a state attorney general in the country.The Republican-controlled Iowa House and Senate adopted the measure over Democratic objections that it was politically motivated because Miller, a 10-term Democrat, has joined other attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration’s policies on clean energy, immigration and putting a citizenship question on the upcoming Census.

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