2019 in Iowa

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The following is a list of events of the year 2019 in Iowa .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)

Events

• March 9–12 - midwestern u.s floods: Nearly 40 counties in Iowa declared an emergency and one person died due to flood waters ^[1]
• March 17 - Des Moines Water Works lawsuit dismissed ^[2]
• May 1 - Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation to establish Iowa’s first children’s mental health system ^[3]
• May 22 - An EF2 tornado touched down southeast of Adair, killing 1 and injuring another ^[4]

See also

2019 in the United States

References

1. "More than 10 million people remain under flood warnings in Midwest". NBC News. March 18, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
2. Eller, Donnelle. "With Water Works' lawsuit dismissed, water quality is the legislature's problem". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
3. "Children's Mental Health System Signed Into Law". Iowa Public Radio. May 1, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
4. US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "2019 Iowa Tornadoes". www.weather.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2024.