House Speaker Pat Grassley says a special legislative session to curb the authority of incoming Democratic Governor Rob Sand is not on the table. Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson reports.
Republicans who’ll serve in the Iowa House next year met Friday and re-elect Grassley as House Speaker. Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton will continue as House Majority Leader, John Wills of Spirit Lake will remain House Speaker Pro Tem and Representative Henry Stone of Forest City was re-elected House Majority Whip. Senate Republians met Friday as well and re-elected Mike Klimesh (KLEH-mish) of Spillville as Senate Majority Leader and Amy Sinclair of Allerton as Senate President.
