Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. AP image.
Says it is President Biden s problem to fix.
Posted: Apr 8, 2021 5:32 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she has rejected a federal request to accept migrant children into the state, saying the need to find homes for them is the president s problem.”
Reynolds told WHO radio on Tuesday that her priority is the health and safety of Iowans and that the state doesn’t have facilities to house migrant children for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Reynolds’ stand on accepting immigrant children contrasts with her willingness to accept refugees coming into the United States in 2019 when then-President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving states the right to refuse to take refugees. Reynolds was among more than 30 governors who said they would.
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Banning the “1619 Project” about the impact of slavery and Black Americans on U.S. history from Iowa schools as a state lawmaker proposes would “be a threat to public education,” says a Fairfield schoolteacher, echoing concerns of other educators.
House File 222, sponsored by Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Orange City, would ban schools, community colleges and state universities from using any history curriculum obtained from the 1619 Project, which was created by an Iowa native.
Wheeler said he has concerns the project is not historically accurate.
His bill, which passed an education subcommittee two weeks ago but has not been taken up more broadly, states that the Iowa Legislature “has a strong interest in promoting an accurate account of this nation’s history through public schools and forming young people into knowledgeable and patriotic citizens.” Public schools that use the project or similar curriculum could receive reduced funding if the legislation passes.
More Cubs vs. American League pitchers By JohnW53 on Jan 29, 2021, 6:38am CST +
The previous posts in this series looked at the success or lack thereof against American League pitchers in All-Star Games of Cubs greats who never batted in the World Series, and only 1 of whom batted in a handful of interleague games.
Five players were featured: Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson.
Each post detailed the player s performance through the lens of the pitchers ranking among all AL hurlers in total Wins Above Replacement from the first through the last season in which the player appeared in the All-Star Game.
Constitution Day isn t until Sep. 17. However, Tuesday was constitutional amendment day at the Iowa Capitol as proposals to let Iowans vote to create a state-level Second Amendment and reject a Supreme Court finding of a right to an abortion advanced.