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Legislature approves $21M software expense after Gov. Kim Reynolds had to return CARES funding for the project Ian Richardson, Des Moines Register © Kelsey Kremer/The Register Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to the press during a COVID-19 news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at the Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The Iowa Legislature has approved $21 million to help purchase a cloud-based accounting system for the state, fulfilling a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds after federal authorities denied her attempt to use federal coronavirus funding for the purchase last year. The Iowa House of Representatives voted 58-38 Thursday afternoon to allocate the funding, sending the bill to Reynolds. The Iowa Senate had approved the measure Feb. 9 by a 32-17 vote. 

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