DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Satanic Temple display in the Iowa Capitol Building:

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2023) — After repeatedly seeking stakeholder input and proposing rule changes to protect water quality, DNR backtracked on those positive steps in a November 15 update to draft rules for animal feeding operations (AFOs). The Environmental Protection Commission approved moving ahead with the weaker rules on November 21. There is still opportunity for public input, and IEC will keep pushing for rules that will protect our rivers and streams.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the final round of Covid-era stipends for licensed and registered child-care providers, including Child Care Centers and Child Development Homes. The application period begins today through January 12, 2024.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2023) — NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index decreased 0.1 point in November to 90.6, which marks the 23rd consecutive month below the fifty-year average of 98. Twenty-two percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business, unchanged from October but ten points lower than this time last year.