Stephen Gruber Miller
Statehouse Reporter at Des Moines Register
Statehouse reporter for the @DMRegister | Covered Joe Biden in 2020 | Covered Mike Pence and Nikki Haley in 2024. 📩[email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Stephen Gruber Miller
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law that will make it easier to dismiss lawsuits deemed frivolous and designed to chill free speech. The law, House File 472, targets what are known as "strategic lawsuits against public participation," or SLAPP cases, which aren't likely to prevail in court but seek to use the threat of an expensive legal fight to intimidate a person or news organization from exercising their First Amendment rights.
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2 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Stephen Gruber Miller
A bill passed in the final minutes of Iowa's legislative session would allow the Iowa 911 program to request reimbursement from local 911 boards for "reasonable costs" within 30 days. Local 911 operators and law enforcement agencies are urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to veto the language, saying that it could put funding for 911 infrastructure at risk and lead to less reliable service. Reynolds' spokesperson says she is reviewing the bill.
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2 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Stephen Gruber Miller
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a 2% funding increase for Iowa's K-12 public schools into law. Reynolds signed the school funding bill, Senate File 167, on May 19, more than a month after lawmakers approved the measure on April 8. She announced the bill signing in a news release without further comment. What does the new school funding law do? The law raises the state's per-student spending by $162 for the 2025-26 school year, taking spending for each pupil from $7,826 to $7,988.
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3 weeks ago |
amestrib.com | Stephen Gruber Miller |Marissa Payne |Sabine Martin
Stephen Gruber-Miller Marissa Payne Sabine MartinDes Moines RegisterOut of the thousands of bills Iowa lawmakers introduced during the 2025 legislative session, a few dominated the House and Senate chamber floors. Supermajorities in the Iowa House and Senate gave Republicans the votes to pass their major priorities to remove state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans; ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs; and institute work requirements for Medicaid recipients.
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3 weeks ago |
desmoinesregister.com | Marissa Payne |Stephen Gruber Miller
Lack of sleep left lawmakers alternately loopy, lighthearted and sincere as the 2025 Iowa legislative session went into an overnight marathon. Which explains why one lawmaker broke out a guitar and warbled out a Beatles song in the early morning hours of Thursday, May 15. By 1:30 a.m., as legislators grew increasingly worn down, Sen. Dave Rowley, R-Spirit Lake, lifted spirits with an impromptu concert. He started strumming a guitar while singing "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles' George Harrison.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds is preparing to sign a law banning cell phones in Iowa's K-12 school classrooms. https://t.co/5vMyixdalk
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