Amanda Rooker
Chief Political Reporter at KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)
Chief Political Reporter @KCCINews. CA native. @MedillSchool alum. Believer in Christ. Overly caffeinated. Links & RTs aren’t endorsements. Opinions are my own.
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1 week ago |
kcci.com | Amanda Rooker
AND DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST. THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. SO HERE’S THE BIG QUESTION. A WIDE OPEN GOVERNOR’S RACE IN 2026. WHO ARE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS GOING TO PUT UP? TYLER, WE’LL START WITH YOU. NOW THAT WE KNOW IT’S NOT GOING TO BE REYNOLDS. WHAT ARE REPUBLICANS THINKING? YEAH. SO THE GOOD NEWS FOR REPUBLICANS, JUST WITH THE THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS THE LAST SEVERAL CYCLES, I THINK THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS ROSTER HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE STATE. TALENTED FOLKS.
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2 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Amanda Rooker
Senate lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday morning to expand cancer coverage for first responders in Iowa.Right now, state law only covers 14 types of cancers.
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3 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Amanda Rooker
Shanna Sieck’s mission is a deeply personal one — one she never imagined having to take on. After losing her son Mason to a terminal illness, Sieck is determined to ensure no other family in Iowa has to leave their support system behind to get the care their child needs. Mason Sieck, a vibrant 7-year-old from Grinnell, was diagnosed at just two years old with Gardner’s Syndrome. The rare genetic disorder caused dozens of cancerous tumors to form throughout his body.
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3 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Amanda Rooker
NO DELAY OR PREJUDICE. SOME IOWANS WHO LOST LOVED ONES ARE ASKING LAWMAKERS TO PASS A BILL THAT WOULD HELP FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER. THE IOWA HOUSE PASSED THE BILL LAST WEEK, AND IT ADVANCED THROUGH A SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE TODAY. KCCI CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER AMANDA ROOKER IS LIVE AT THE STATEHOUSE NOW. AMANDA, SUPPORTERS OF THIS BILL SAY THIS HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS. THAT’S RIGHT.
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3 weeks ago |
kcci.com | Amanda Rooker
A bill moving through the Iowa Legislature could make it easier to open birth centers in the state, a change that midwives say is critical as access to maternity care declines. Iowa currently has zero birth centers, and midwives blame the state’s certificate of need (CON) process. The process requires applicants to pay up $21,000 to request approval. That money is nonrefundable—even if the request is denied.
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Governor Kim Reynolds announces she will not run for re-election in 2026. @KCCINews
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This Sunday at 10:30am on @KCCINews Close Up: Chad McCluskey w/ IA Police Chiefs Assn discusses the bill to ban cell phone use while driving as it waits for the Governor’s signature. And @SuzanneBehnke explains why IA has so many bridges in poor shape & the efforts to fix them https://t.co/XRwLZHjIn2