Iowa 2021 Legislative Report - Week 1 | Davis Brown Law Firm
Iowa Executive Branch Update Governor Reynolds delivered the Condition of the State speech on Tuesday, January 12, at 6:00 p.m., breaking with the normal tradition of a morning joint convention. Governor Reynolds opened by addressing the challenges of 2020 - COVID-19, civil unrest, a drought, a derecho and she commended Iowans and their response to the challenges of 2020. Highlights: Increasing spending by 3.7% in FY2022 to $8.079 billion and by 2.3% in FY2023 to $8.275 billion (FY2022 increase includes the increased federal spending for Medicaid in the state) Increasing mental health fundi...