Michael Leland
News Director at Iowa Public Radio
Iowa Public Radio News Director, cyclist, cross-country skier, photographer, pie baker, Crystal Palace supporter, long-suffering White Sox fan. (he/him)
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3 weeks ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Michael Leland
Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed House Bill 2728, titled Oklahoma’s Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, on May 21. HB 2728 directs the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) to independently review and verify economic impact statements for rules with implementation and compliance costs exceeding $1 million over five years and to report on these rules to the legislature. These are defined as major rules by the bill.
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2 months ago |
news.ballotpedia.org | Michael Leland
On April 14, 2025, the Texas Legislature approved Senate Bill 14 and sent it to the governor’s office. SB 14 was designed to create a new department tasked with promoting efficiency in the Texas state government and prohibit judicial deference to state agencies.
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Aug 14, 2023 |
iowapublicradio.org | Michael Leland
The Democratic Party is not planning any presidential candidate debates ahead of the 2024 primary season, but two candidates were at the Iowa State Fair Saturday looking for voters’ support. Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and self-help author Marianne Williamson each took a turn Saturday on the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage on Saturday. They both called for cancelling student loan debt and doing more to help people meet basic needs.
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Aug 14, 2023 |
iowapublicradio.org | Michael Leland
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she doubts her party will be able to pass a federal ban on abortion, and called on lawmakers on both sides of the issue to reach a consensus.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
cuinfosecurity.com | Michael Leland
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