The top Democrats in the Iowa Senate say they are sending a letter to all 50 senators seeking a special session to override Governor Terry Branstad’s veto of one-time funding for the K-12 schools. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs, says he also hopes to get the votes needed from Republicans for a special session.
He says they also hope to address the veto of money for the Mental Health Institutes in Mount Pleasant and Clarinda.
Gronstal was asked if Democrats will lobby Republican legislators to back the special session.
It would take a two-thirds vote by both the House and Senate to have a special session. House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha, doubts there’s enough votes .
