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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Law Making It Easier to Dismiss Lawsuits Targeting Free Speech
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law a ban on handheld cellphone use while driving effective July 1, 2025, at the Iowa Capitol.
- The law reflects years of advocacy by families, law enforcement, and traffic safety groups after previous attempts to enact such legislation failed.
- Police must issue warnings instead of citations until January 1, and the ban excludes hands-free or voice-activated modes and applies only when vehicles are moving.
- About 171,000 able-bodied adults in Iowa's Medicaid expansion program will face a work or education requirement to maintain coverage, estimated to reduce enrollment by 40,000 and save $50 million by 2030, although Democrats criticize its effectiveness.
- The new law aligns Iowa with 30 other states and signals a continued policy focus on safety, while the Medicaid work requirement and pending legislation indicate ongoing debate on health coverage and state savings.
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Wright County landowners hopeful Gov. Reynolds will sign eminent domain legislation
CLARION, Iowa -- For property owners in Wright County, four years of inaction on eminent domain use for carbon pipelines felt like forever. "It smells like what we're spreading on our fields that comes out of the back end of chickens," said Dean Kluss, Wright County Supervisor for District 3. But after the Iowa Senate took action early last week on a bill that would make it more difficult to use eminent domain for carbon pipelines; a new surge o…
The Quad-City Times
Muscatine JournalIowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill banning citizen police review boards
The bill was among a slew Reynolds signed Monday.
charitonleader.com
Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 25 bills, including fireworks and school funding measures
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed 25 bills into law Monday, including measures related to fireworks, school funding and First Amendment rights. The slate of bills signed is the first action on legislation Reynolds has taken since the 2025 legislative session adjourned…
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