Kim Reynolds

Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to review a temporary injunction on an abortion law issued by a district judge earlier this week.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking lawmakers to return to Des Moines for a special legislative session beginning July 11 to restrict abortion.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has three major bills awaiting her signature after Republican lawmakers sent more priorities to her desk last week.

In her 6th Condition of the State address, Gov. Kim Reynolds called for universal state-funded private school scholarships, more funding for new parents and harsher penalties for fentanyl-related crimes.

A Polk County District Court judge has denied Gov. Kim Reynolds' request to revive a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion remains legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.

A lawyer for Gov. Kim Reynolds argued in court Friday that a Polk County District Court judge should reinstate Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” law that was passed in 2018 because the U.S. Supreme Court and Iowa Supreme Court overturned abortion rights protections earlier this year.

A conservative legal group representing the state has filed a motion to reinstate Iowa's so-called "fetal heartbeat" law from 2018.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said asking Iowa courts to reinstate a six-week abortion ban and lower the legal standard for abortion laws are the “next practical steps” after the U.S. Supreme Court and Iowa Supreme Court recently struck down legal protections for abortion rights. She spoke to reporters in Belmond Wednesday for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Governor signs a bill into law that will have a sweeping impact on Iowa's unemployment benefits system.

The plan puts money toward safety reviews and improvements to school buildings. It also creates a new school safety bureau at the Iowa Department of Safety to work with public and private schools across the state to prevent mass shootings.