Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday signed a bill to ban mask mandates in the state’s public schools, as well as in cities and counties, joining Texas. “The state of Iowa is putting parents back in control of their child’s education and taking greater steps to protect the rights of all Iowans to make their own health care decisions,” Reynolds said in a release to news outlets. “I am proud to be a governor of a state that values personal responsibility and individual liberties. I want to thank the Iowa Legislature for their quick work in bringing this bill to my desk so that it can be signed into law.” Reynolds signed the bill into law after midnight, after it passed the Republican-led Iowa legislature. The law bans mask mandates in K-12th grade schools, and prevents local governments from mandating masks in businesses. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had issued a …