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2019 Condition of the State
Stray Thoughts columnist Randy Evans writes about a bill up for debate at the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines. IowaWatch file photo

Full Text Of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2019 Condition Of The State Address

By IowaWatch | January 15, 2019

The following are the prepared remarks for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2019 Condition of the State address, delivered on Jan. 15, 2019.

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Five E. Iowa Legislators Confirmed For Iowa City Forum on Wednesday, Dec. 5

By The Daily Iowan and IowaWatch | November 28, 2018

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

By Matthew McDermott | July 31, 2018

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
Stray Thoughts columnist Randy Evans writes about a bill up for debate at the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines. IowaWatch file photo

Republican Gubernatorial Primary Shows Different Approaches In Party

By Jeff Stein | March 19, 2018

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.  

 

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Water Quality, Mental Health At Forefront In 2018 Iowa Legislature

By Jeff Stein | January 15, 2018

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

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein | October 23, 2017

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

By Randy Evans/Stray Thoughts | June 1, 2017

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

By IowaWatch | May 24, 2017

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

By Lyle Muller | January 10, 2017

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.

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‘Ethical Perspectives on the News’ Takes Post-Election Look At U.S., Iowa

By IowaWatch | December 22, 2016

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.

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Investigative Reporting in Iowa

Iowa City mobile home park replacement promises unkept

Promised help for residents at a deteriorating mobile home park tabbed for redevelopment hasn't happened, so something new is needed.

Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Register watchdog report leads to state investigation

Two state agencies and a non-profit legal aid organization for low-income residents are investigating property managers named in a Des Moines Register watchdog story for allegedly ignoring rental property defects.

Source: Des Moines Register

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