June will be remembered by many Iowans for flooded cars, basements and fields. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds and Fred Hubbell, her Democratic challenger, have different views on the state’s flood prevention efforts.

Reynolds says the state has taken steps to prevent future flooding. She points to the creation of a state flood mitigation board that secured a 97-million dollar federal grant for the State of Iowa in January of 2016.

Hubbell faults Reynolds for approving a six percent to the state’s flood plain management program this year and a more than 20-percent budget reduction for the Iowa Flood Center for this year.

Governor Reynolds has declared 32 Iowa counties state disaster areas due to flooding and severe weather in the month of June.