Robin Opsahl
Politics Reporter at Iowa Capital Dispatch
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iowacapitaldispatch.com | Robin Opsahl
Democrat Julie Stauch published a resume and cover letter Tuesday for a job she hopes Iowans will hire her for in 2026 — the Iowa governor’s seat. Stauch, 68, is a former Democratic political operative who has worked on the Iowa caucus campaigns for Democratic presidential candidates including Pete Buttigieg in 2020, Bill Clinton in 1996 and Michael Dukakis in 1988. She has also worked on state campaigns, including Democrat Mike Franken’s 2022 U.S. Senate race against U.S. Sen.
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bdemo.com | Robin Opsahl
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law May 28, her legislative proposal to increase physician training options and rural health care accessibility, a step she said will help ease burdens on rural hospitals and increase patients’ health outcomes across the state. Reynolds signed House File 972 at Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center, one of many rural health providers she said will benefit from the measure. The law, which she first introduced in February, includes multiple components.
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maqnews.com | Robin Opsahl
Republicans’ supermajorities in both chambers of the Iowa Legislature allowed them to push several high-profile bills to the governor throughout the legislative session – but many of the thousands of bills discussed this session failed to advance. Lawmakers adjourned for the 2025 legislative session early Thursday after a night of debate and closed-door caucus meetings and nearly two weeks after the session was scheduled to end.
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maqnews.com | Robin Opsahl
The Iowa state government will be dipping into reserve funds to meet spending obligations in the 2026 fiscal year under the budget passed by lawmakers in 2025 — a decision Republican leaders said was accounted for when they approved income tax cuts, but that Democrats said could leave the state in a risky position in the case of economic downturns.
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maqnews.com | Robin Opsahl
PARKERSBURG — At a sometimes raucous town hall meeting Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst faced vocal opposition to her support for spending cuts to programs such as Medicaid and SNAP.
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RT @KObradovich: Hundreds of protesters packed the State Capitol Thursday as lawmakers in both chambers considered legislation that would r…
Line to get into the Iowa State Capitol. There is a public hearing on the bill to remove gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act at 9:30, and floor debate is expected later today. Info on the bill from earlier this week: https://t.co/lu4oNSJ8tj https://t.co/QpGFGwaDEk
Sen. Chris Cournoyer, R-LeClaire, appointed as lieutenant governor of Iowa. https://t.co/HlbvsbDcE1