DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order launching Iowa’s DOGE Task Force — the next step in Iowa’s ongoing efforts to successfully improve effectiveness and efficiency in state government.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 7, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, March 11, 2025, as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 100 following the death of Representative Martin Graber.

Iowa Code section 69.14 outlines the authority given to the governor to set a special election.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that eighteen communities have been awarded a total of more than $8 million in grants to advance water-quality projects. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 3, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds introduced legislation to improve students’ math proficiency and civics education to the Iowa House and Senate.

A recent report by the US Department of Education shows declining math scores among Iowa students. According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Iowa fourth-graders fell from seventh to thirtieth and our eighth-graders from fifteenth to 23rd in the nation for math proficiency.