Tuesday 30th December 2025

A rare scene on the Iowa Capitol steps yesterday.  Surrounded by nearly every state legislator and a few dozen Black Lives Matter protesters, Iowa’s governor signed a police reform bill into law. Reynolds says the bill is historic, but just the first step to systemic change.

As Reynolds signed the bill, protesters chanted “black lives matter” and one of them held up a black power poster.

After the ceremony concluded, the protesters danced on the steps of the statehouse to one of gospel singer Kirk Franklin’s biggest hits: Revolution.