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Evans: State Fair meeting was an affront to open government

The decision last week to cancel the Iowa State Fair was a reminder of the seriousness of coronavirus and the consequences of many people’s anxiety about returning to activities

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 17 Jun 2020

Evans: State Fair meeting was an affront to open government

Evans: Coronavirus secrecy erodes the public’s confidence

The relationship between government and the governed is a delicate arrangement, even in the best of times. Government wants us to pay our taxes. It wants us to obey its

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 11 May 2020

Evans: Coronavirus secrecy erodes the public’s confidence

Evans: Crisis underscores how vital information is

We have all become acutely aware in the past few weeks why masks and face shields, respirators and ventilators are so important for hospital workers and their patients. The supply

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 31 Mar 2020

Evans: Crisis underscores how vital information is

Evans: Inconsistency’s Quicksand Snags Our Governor

Consistency can rise up and snare political leaders if they are not careful. A recent example is Gov. Kim Reynolds, who is now squirming after questions were raised over whether

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 25 Sep 2019

Evans: Inconsistency’s Quicksand Snags Our Governor

Evans: There’s Judicial Activism You Like — And Dislike

One of the most contentious issues in the Iowa Legislature this year involved the way the state’s judges are chosen. That process was established 57 years ago when voters

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 12 Jun 2019

Evans: There’s Judicial Activism You Like — And Dislike

Iowa's Small Towns Struggle To Gain Traction and Grow

Small towns around Iowa have been fighting to support themselves as rural populations continue to decline, while state government has been investing more in larger cities where the population is growing.

By Randy Paulson and Zoe Seiler

/ 25 Apr 2019

Iowa's Small Towns Struggle To Gain Traction and Grow

Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Adds Flood Relief To Budget Deliberations

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in the latest IowaWatch Connection radio report and podcast that Iowa needs to streamline the process for getting flood relief to portions of the state

By Jeff Stein

/ 15 Apr 2019

Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Adds Flood Relief To Budget Deliberations

Iowa Ag Secretary Says Pesticide Investigation Staff Levels To Remain The Same Despite Higher Demand

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Iowa will not add investigators to handle an increased number of pesticide drift complaints, favoring instead more efficient ways to handle complaint inspections, the state’s

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 16 Mar 2019

Iowa Ag Secretary Says Pesticide Investigation Staff Levels To Remain The Same Despite Higher Demand

Evans: Reynolds’ Amendment Deserves Our Support

Faithful readers of this space know I have not been shy about disagreeing with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ positions on a variety of issues. But I am here today not to

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 6 Feb 2019

Evans: Reynolds’ Amendment Deserves Our Support

Evans: More Politics Is Not What Iowa Courts Need

Today, the Harold Hills working our state are not concerned about pool halls or bands. But they are again trying to gin up public anxiety about a supposed problem right here in Iowa --- that politics, with a capital P, is tainting our court system, especially the selection of judges.

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 30 Jan 2019

Evans: More Politics Is Not What Iowa Courts Need

Podcast: Governor Says Funds Exist For Iowa's Budget Proposals; Dems Would Like More

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds says enough state money will exist to pay for projects she proposed last week during her annual Condition of the State address. IowaWatch interviewed her and responding Democrats for this podcast report.

By Lyle Muller

/ 21 Jan 2019

Podcast: Governor Says Funds Exist For Iowa's Budget Proposals; Dems Would Like More

Governor Calls On Iowa To Move Forward On Mental Health, Education, Rural Needs, Voting Rights

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stressed keeping promises for mental health care funding, education, rural revitalization and second chances Tuesday in her Condition of the State address. The call for second chances would come via a new state constitutional amendment that restores voting rights for felons wh

By Lyle Muller

/ 15 Jan 2019

Governor Calls On Iowa To Move Forward On Mental Health, Education, Rural Needs, Voting Rights