DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Governor Terry Branstad says he doesn’t have the power to cut taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood in Iowa. Some Republicans are targeting the group because of videos released by an anti-abortion group. But Branstad says no state dollars are paying for abortions.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s dominant health insurer has agreed to start selling policies that will qualify for subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield announced Monday that plans will be available for 2017. As a result, moderate-income Iowa residents were not able to choose Wellmark insurance if they wanted to purchase policies that qualified for new federal subsidies to help pay their premiums.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds have announced an initiative to increase skilled labor in Iowa, but it’s unclear how much the plan would cost or how it would be funded. Branstad and Reynolds said Monday the Future Ready Iowa plan aims to increase the number of Iowans with two-year and four-year degrees, as well as apprenticeships and other certifications. The new initiative seeks to have 70 percent of Iowans with that extra education and training by 2025. Details about how much the initiative would cost were not released.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Dubuque are investigating the death of a man who was found in the rear of a home with gunshot wounds. The person was found behind a home around 11 p.m. Sunday. Dubuque Police Lt. Scott Baxter says the shooting was not a random act of violence, and authorities suspect the victim and shooter knew each other.