Gov. Kim Reynolds proposes classroom cellphone ban, Medicaid work requirements, Iowa 'DOGE'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Reynolds said the requirements would be for able-bodied adults on Medicaid.
53% : She said she plans to make the program open to anyone who practices medicine in rural Iowa for five years, even if their medical training took place in another state.
53% : And Reynolds said she wants to increase rates for nurse midwives and add doulas (nonmedical professionals who support people through childbirth) as a medical service covered under Medicaid.
50% : Stephen Gruber-Miller, Marissa Payne and Sabine Martin, Des Moines RegisterGov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday called for banning cellphones in K-12 classrooms, creating hundreds of new medical residencies, instituting work requirements for some Iowans on Medicaid and doubling down on government efficiency.
49% : Iowans who receive health care benefits through Medicaid could be subject to new work requirements if the Trump administration approves Reynolds' request for a waiver.
48% : She'll also propose to have Medicaid reimburse medical providers at higher rates for more complicated pregnancies, rather than the single rate that exists under current law.
48% : "To boost economic development prospects for Iowa municipalities, especially rural communities, Reynolds said she wants to allow local governments to use tax-exempt bonds for energy and water infrastructure projects.
48% : After Iowa's record-setting year for natural disasters, Reynolds is looking to extend tax exclusion to developers building homes in disaster-affected areas.
47% : "For several years, Reynolds has focused on reducing the size of state government by consolidating state agencies and cutting boards and commissions.
47% : The federal government gives the state a certain amount of tax-exempt bonds to use each year, but they typically go toward housing projects.
46% : To further cut the size of government, Reynolds announced she will sign an executive order creating a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, task force, modeled on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to slash federal spending.

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