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Kim Reynolds Caught In Questionable Private Jet Scheme—Again

A new report from the Associated Press in Iowa shows that Governor Kim Reynolds and her family flew to Tennessee on a private jet owned by a state vendor to watch a football game. State law prohibits public officials from accepting gifts, but Reynolds claimed the flight was for a campaign event in seeking approval…

Iowa Universities Tumble in Rankings Due to Reynolds Budget Crisis

Reynolds’ Cuts to Workforce Development and Education Undermine Iowans’ Future It’s back to school season, which means the leaves are changing, freshmen are moving in to their dorms, and there’s plenty of excitement in the air. Unless you’re in Iowa, where students are heading back to school following a summer filled with slashed University programs…

Reynolds’ Botched Privatized Medicaid Scheme Costs Iowans Even More

Despite Cuts to Care, Reynolds Gives 7.5% Raise to Prop Up Privatized Medicaid Following a stream of horrific stories about her botched Medicaid privatization scheme, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced recently that she would be giving a raise to the private companies who run the program. This 7.5% raise will cost Iowans an additional $103…

Nothing Compares: Kim Reynolds’ State Fair Failure

The Iowa State Fair is a rite of passage for any Iowan politician. Politicians come shake hands, kiss babies, and take a picture with the butter cow. It should be pretty easy, right? Not if you’re Governor Kim Reynolds. Reynolds spent her time at the state fair banning a veterans group from marching in the…

Disclosure Scandal: Reynolds Caught Hiding Secret Personal Payments from Company that Got $500,000 State Contract

The Des Moines Register reported today that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds failed to disclose that she received payments that almost doubled her income from a tech company that landed a $500,000 annual state contract. This newest revelation is just the latest in a line of transparency issues for Reynolds who has come underfire for no…

ICYMI: Reynolds Fired Medicaid Adviser Who Spoke Up for Iowans With Disabilities

In case you missed it, the Des Moines Register reported yesterday that Kim Reynolds fired the co-chairman of Iowa’s Medical Assistance Advisory Council for daring to challenge how her botched privatized Medicaid scheme has treated Iowans with disabilities. This adviser had previously strongly backed Medicaid privatization, but asked “hard questions” when his own son and…

GOP in Disarray: Chuck Grassley Slams Kim Reynolds’ Attack Ads

Grassley tells Iowa GOP to own Reynolds’ policies instead of resorting to personal attacks Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley scolded Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa GOP for their cheap personal attacks on Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell. Grassley told the Cedar Rapids Gazette, “I always stick to policy when I’m campaigning, and I would advise other people…

Reunion Alert: Trump Pays Visit to “Governor of Trump’s America” as her Polling Plummets

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds, the “Governor of Trump’s America,” will greet the President with open arms in Iowa. Reynolds’ approval ratings and re-election prospects have fallen recently as Iowa’s economy takes a hit from the President’s economic policies. But – ever the partisan – Reynolds will stand by Trump. Reynolds is in the fight of her political…

Reynolds Budget Crisis Strikes Again: More Cuts Coming to University of Iowa

Reynolds Puts Workforce Development, Veterans on the Chopping Block In just over a year, Kim Reynolds has created a budget crisis by lining the pockets of special interest groups at the expense of crucial programs on which everyday Iowans rely. The latest victims of the Reynolds Budget Crisis? Students and staff at the University of…

ICYMI: DGA Chair Gov. Inslee Hits the Trail for Fred Hubbell

DGA Chair Governor Jay Inslee hit the campaign trail in Iowa this weekend for Fred Hubbell. Photo from @JayInslee Photo from: @CaroRCummings See below for a roundup of coverage Radio Iowa: Iowa governor’s race ‘top tier’ in 2018, according to DGA chair The governor of Washington state is in Iowa, campaigning with and for Iowa…

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