2019 Condition of the State
Full Text Of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2019 Condition Of The State Address
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The following are the prepared remarks for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2019 Condition of the State address, delivered on Jan. 15, 2019.
legislative forum
Five E. Iowa Legislators Confirmed For Iowa City Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 5
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Nonprofit news organizations IowaWatch and The Daily Iowan Ethics & Politics Initiative will host Johnson County legislators at the Iowa City Public Library for a discussion on education policy and other topics ahead of the legislative session.
Inside the Reporter's Notebook
Journalism As A Public Service: An Interview With Des Moines Register Reporter Jason Clayworth
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Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth said he sees reporting as a public service. In an interview with IowaWatch, he discusses the pursuit of the truth, unbiased reporting and civic engagement.
Iowa primary
Republican Gubernatorial Primary Shows Different Approaches In Party
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Incumbent Kim Reynolds and former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett give Iowa Republicans a choice for who their nominee for governor will be in the November general election. Reynolds, the incumbent via ascending to the governor’s office when former Gov. Terry Branstad left to be U.S. ambassador to China, and Corbett, a former Republican Speaker of the House in the Legislature, square off in Iowa’s June 5 primary. IowaWatch spoke with both in this IowaWatch Connection radio program podcast. Democratic candidates in the primary will be state Sen. Nate Boulton of Des Moines, nurse and SEIU Local 199 president Cathy Glasson of Coralville, businessman and donor Fred Hubbell of Des Moines, Des Moines doctor and former state party chairwoman Andy McGuire, former U.S. Department of Agriculture official John Norris and former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn, now of Ames.
election year legislature
Water Quality, Mental Health At Forefront In 2018 Iowa Legislature
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Priorities at the 2018 Iowa General Assembly that started in Jan. 8 will clash, state legislative leaders said. Even when they don’t clash, there’s a question of how the state will pay for programming. At least agreement exists that two topics — water quality and mental health care — should get a lot of attention in the first part of the session, this IowaWatch Connection radio report explains.
Iowa budget deficit
Iowa’s State Funding Shortfall Gives Governor Candidates A Hot-Button Issue
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An Oct. 19 Revenue Estimating Conference report showing Iowa’s revenue projections for this fiscal year down $133 million from where they were anticipated primed the state’s gubernatorial campaign with a hot topic: how finances are being managed.
food stamps
Brace Yourself For This Debate Coming To Iowa
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Watch out Iowa. Our political leaders seem to get many of their ideas from our neighbors in Wisconsin, and the latest idea being considered there is a real doozy.
Iowa government
Kim Reynolds’ Speech After Being Sworn In As Iowa Governor
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ remarks after being sworn into office on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, as the state’s first female governor.
Government & Politics
Governor’s Plan In Iowa For Trimming $110 Million From Current Budget
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Iowa’s largest stateagencies would bear most of the proposed $110 million in budget cuts for the current fiscal year that Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds sent to the Legislature for the 2017 legislative session.
Blog
‘Ethical Perspectives on the News’ Takes Post-Election Look At U.S., Iowa
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IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller was a guest on a recent Ethical Perspectives on the News program KCRG-TV-9 along with Tim Hagle, professor of political science at the University of Iowa; and Jesse Case of Teamsters Local 238. The host and moderator was Karl Cassell.