Reynolds On Pipeline Bill, Property Tax Reform, Immigrant Labor In Ag Industries

Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Governor Kim Reynolds says she expects rancor from some fellow Republicans over her veto of carbon pipeline regulations will subside by the time the 2026 legislative session begins.

Last month, a key GOP lawmaker said he no longer trusts the governor’s judgment and vowed to work against and kill every bill Reynolds proposes next year.

Reynolds says Iowans are tired of the kind of political stalemates they’ve seen in Washington. Reynolds predicts she and Republican legislators will unify around common objectives before the Iowa legislature convenes in January.

After the 2025 legislative session ended, Reynolds indicated she plans to hold meetings around the state to solicit ideas about property tax reform. She’s formed a government efficiency task force to review recommendations.

Reynolds says she hopes to have discussions with the Trump Administration about how to address immigrant labor on farms and food production facilities, but will wait and weigh in once the USDA releases a specific recommendation.

US Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced this week there would be no amnesty for ag industry workers who entered the country illegally, but Rollins said deportation efforts would be strategic, so the US food supply isn’t compromised. Reynolds points to the ag secretary’s remark that it’s up to Congress to come up with a permanent fix to the immigration system for industries like agriculture that depend on migrant labor.

Reynolds spoke with reporters after the groundbreaking for the new location of the Italian-American Culture Center of Iowa.

Reynolds speaks in Rock Valley earlier this summer – KIWA Staff Photo

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