Iowa Governor Rejects Gun Control, Noting It Doesn’t Stop Criminals
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) responded to calls for more gun control by observing there are already numerous gun laws in existence yet those laws do not stop criminals.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) responded to calls for more gun control by observing there are already numerous gun laws in existence yet those laws do not stop criminals.
At least seven people, including two children, were killed when tornadoes tore through central Iowa Saturday evening.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on Thursday that will require athletes to compete on sports teams corresponding to their biological sex.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered the Republican response the SOTU where she come out strong in favor of protecting parental rights.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) will deliver the GOP’s response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, Republican leaders announced on Tuesday.
Iowa’s labor commissioner has announced the state will not impose the Biden administration’s OSHA vaccine mandate, saying the state “has concluded that it is not necessary because Iowa’s existing standards are at least as effective as the federal standard change.”
President Joe Biden’s border chief should resign because his policies have created chaos, expanded illegal migration, and boosted drug deaths, GOP governors told an October 6 press conference in Texas.
A group of Republican governors visiting the Rio Grande Vally border with Mexico said the border crisis is also a drug crisis. The governors said the explosion of fentanyl and methamphetamine pouring across the unsecured border is killing young people all across the nation.
A booth at the annual Iowa State Fair was reportedly offering to vaccinate fairgoers who would like to receive the Chinese coronavirus shot, according to the Associated Press.
A maskless Rep. Cindy Axne during an interview with a local CBS news station complained about seeing droves of people not wearing masks at the annual Iowa State Fair.
A group of 15 Republican governors sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo requesting the release of the Census data to be sped up due to the burdening the delay is causing on the redistricting process across the nation.
The act increases qualified immunity protections and elevates charges related to riots and unlawful assemblies.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a bill into law Tuesday that bans the teaching of the tenets of Critical Race Theory (CRT), including “assigning fault, blame, or bias to a race or sex, or to members of a race or sex because of their race or sex.”
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation Thursday ending mask mandates for schools in the state.
President Joe Biden’s border policies have worsened nationwide humanitarian, housing, crime, and drug crises, says a letter released Tuesday by 20 GOP governors.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) said Tuesday the state will stop participating in multiple pandemic-related federal unemployment benefit programs because of a workforce shortage.
Freshman Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Red Tape Reduction Act on Tuesday to “save President Trump’s deregulation agenda” and “codify certain executive orders.”
Iowa Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne (D-IA) is “eyeing a run” for higher office as she narrows down her choices to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) as her first choice.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Tuesday declined a request from the Biden administration to provide housing to migrant children in the state.
The Biden administration’s open borders policy includes flying Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) around the country to house them until they can be distributed to relatives or “sponsors” across the United States. But the governor of Iowa rejected the administration’s request
Iowa’s Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) joined the increasing number of Republican governors on Wednesday, who have voiced their opinion and are standing firmly against issuing vaccine passports to Americans.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has been joined by Iowa Republicans, members of the media, and editorial boards across the country to oppose Rita Hart and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s partisan efforts by trying to overturn state-certified elections in the House instead of Iowa Courts.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed legislation Monday to establish stronger election integrity measures by curbing mail-in voting.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced a statewide mask mandate on Tuesday for certain indoor and outdoor activities and gatherings as cases of the Chinese coronavirus spike in the Hawkeye State.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced the closure of bars and nightclubs in six counties on Thursday due to a spike of Chinese coronavirus cases among the young.
The Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), seeking to block her requirement for at least 50 percent of teaching to occur in person within school buildings throughout the state.
“I’ve got some red meat for you,” Pence said. “We’re not going to let Joe Biden or Kamala Harris cut America’s meat.”
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) caved to Black Lives Matter and signed an executive order on Wednesday granting voting rights to those who have served their felony sentences.
“I think one of the most significant things is that when we put out a cry for help about the meatpacking plants,” she said.
Reynolds commented as fears of a meat shortage continued as processing plants struggled to keep going amid coronavirus breakouts.
Iowa will reopen its economy in a safe manner and keep its meat plants running to feed the nation, Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) said Saturday.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) on Monday announced Monday further plans to reopen businesses in the state and transition out of a lockdown enacted in response to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
The ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging the Iowa governor’s order to halt abortions to preserve medical equipment during the coronavirus crisis.
An Iowa man with a mental disability is determined to see his mother at her nursing home despite the coronavirus, even if it is through a glass window.
Iowa announced its first three cases of the coronavirus Sunday evening as the deadly outbreak continues to spread across the United States.
California has added Iowa to its travel ban list because of the state’s refusal to fund gender transition surgeries through Medicaid.
Vice President Mike Pence traveled on behalf of President Trump to flooding disaster areas in Nebraska on Tuesday.
In his opinion, Huppert wrote the heartbeat law’s “narrow amount of time afforded [to] women” to have an abortion was not consistent with a “fundamental right,” as the state Supreme Court ruled.
“Planned Parenthood envisions a culture where abortion access is understood as a basic human right, an essential part of health care and a normal part of life,” said Dr. Jill Meadows, medical director for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, in a statement.
Illinois is an abortion “haven” with few restrictions on the procedure, says a recent report in the Chicago Tribune that cites thousands of women traveling into the state to end their pregnancies.