Iowa Democrats say they heard Republican Governor Kim Reynolds did not consult the state department of health before removing the state’s partial mask mandate this weekend and her office is not denying it. School funding is moving ahead in the Iowa legislature but with side effects thanks to a drop in enrollment because of the pandemic. Plus, IPR’s Charity Nebbe remembers newspaper columnist, author and broadcaster Evelyn Birkby of Sidney, Iowa. She died at the age of 101 on Sunday. Nebbe says Birkby was a trailblazer and an inspiration to many in Iowa and beyond.