Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill to offer paid parental leave to state employees advanced in the Senate Tuesday, as she tries for a third year in a row to get Republican lawmakers to pass it.

Iowa ranks ninth in the country for its unemployment trust fund balance and 12th for its taxable wage base for unemployment insurance.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, during a visit Tuesday to Alburnett schools, said school districts losing students because of a recent law on school choice have the responsibility to make families choose to stay in the district -- rather than asking the state government to help address the decline.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says public schools who are losing students to private schools need to learn to better compete.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has directed Iowa's top law enforcement officials to "fully cooperate and assist" with federal agencies carrying out deportations.

Kim Reynolds sent a notice to each of Iowa's state universities Thursday reminding them to comply with the state's prohibition of diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. Reynolds signed Senate File 2435 into law in May,

Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal their identity while committing a crime.

The plan adds medical residency spots and increasing funding for loan repayment programs and Medicaid reimbursement for certain health care services.

Gov. Kim Reynolds is ordering Iowa agencies to be ready to help enforce federal immigration laws when the Trump Administration takes over.

The bill establishes a floor, or a minimum standard, that all Iowa school districts will be required to adopt by July 1, 2025.

During her Condition of the State speech on Tuesday night, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her top priorities for the 2025 legislative session. They include streamlining the state's response to natural disasters,

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds told the state's top law enforcement officer to be prepared for the mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump has been promising