PLANTE SEEKS ELECTION TO IOWA HOUSE
The southern half of Plymouth County is part of a sprawling district represented in the Iowa House. Rosanne Plante of rural Hinton is one of three candidates seeking election in the district. Plante is an attorney and is familiar with state government.
Plante says this is the best time to run, because her life experiences, legal background, and education will make her an effective leader..
Plante describes herself as a moderate Democrat, and seeks to promote unity.
Plante weeks a middle ground on issues – abortion, for example…
Plante is also concerned about changes in the Area Education Agencies.
District 13 is a huge, mostly rural area. Plante says she’s worked hard to make connections across the district.
She wants to hit the ground running when elected. (town hall meetings on AEA’s, the heartbeatbill bill. She also plans to introduce multiple bills after taking the oath of office.)
Plante says her signature issue is nursing home reform.
That includes better pay for nursing home personnel. Plante says she will seek to make nursing home non-profit organizations, and to create incentives to attract health care professionals.
Plante promises to be a concerned, engaged legislator if elected.
Iowa House District 13 includes all or part of Plymouth, Cherokee, Woodbury and Monona counties. Republican Travis Sitzmann and Parker Hansen, representing no party. This is an open seat. Incumbent Ken Carlson of Onawa will not seek re-election.
GOP CHAIR WON’T SPECULATE ABOUT GOVERNOR’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PICK
The Iowa G-O-P’s chairman says Governor Kim Reynolds has delayed selecting a new lieutenant governor because she’s focused on the election. Jeff Kaufmann says Reynolds is busy campaigning with Republican candidates who’re on the 2024 ballot.
Adam Gregg resigned as lieutenant governor in early September and the president of the Iowa Senate is next in line of succession. Kaufmann says Reynolds is a methodical decision maker and that’s how she’s approaching this situation. Kaufmann made his comments during taping of “Iowa Press” on Iowa P-B-S — and he was asked who may be on the governor’s list as potential picks for lieutenant governor.
Kaufmann has been chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa since 2014, when Terry Branstad was governor and Reynolds was lieutenant governor.
INJURY ACCIDENT
A South Dakota man was injured in a two vehicle crash Saturday at an intersection south of Sioux Center. The Sioux County Sheriffs Office says the crash occurred at 9:44 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Iowa Highway 10. An SUV driven southbound on 75 was struck by a car that ran a stop sign which traveling east on Iowa 10. The driver of the car, 22 year old Melkisidek Lyongola of Tea, South Dakota, was injured. He was transported to Sioux Center Health for treatment. He was also charged with failure to yield at a stop sign. Police, fire and ambulance services from Sioux Center, Orange City, and Maurice assisted the sheriffs office at the scene.
HY-VEE REMOVING SELF CHECKOUT FROM SOME STORES
The Hy-Vee supermarket chain is removing self checkout stations from some stores. Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson reports.
STUDY LEAVES IOWA OUT OF TOP 10 FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH
A report ranks Iowa 13th in the nation for the health of women and children. The report, America’s Health Rankings by the United Healthcare Foundation, analyzed more than 100 indicators of women’s and children’s health. It shows Iowa women have one of the lowest rates of unemployment and among the highest rates of high school graduation. Lisa Saul, chief medical officer of women’s health for United Healthcare, says Iowa’s alcohol use was high among adolescents and showed excessive drinking among women ages 18 to 44. Saul says Iowa had a good showing in categories like jobless women, as well as the low housing cost burden among households with children. The report also found Iowa women rank low in terms of exercise habits and for eating fruits and vegetables.
