DES MOINES, IOWA (April 9, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, April 29, 2025, as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 78 following the resignation of Iowa State Representative Sami Scheetz on April 1, 2025.

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

The proclamation setting the date of the special election can be found online and reads as follows:

SPRINGFIELD, ILLILNOIS (April 9, 2025) — Building relationships with state leaders in Illinois takes on new importance these days for Muslims and immigrants facing unprecedented challenges, under a new federal administration determined to roll back legal protections.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2025) — On Monday, April 7, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa Senate passing HF 784, a bill addressing critical gaps in math education through early, evidence-based intervention and additional training for instructors:  

“One of the greatest predictors of future success in the classroom and workplace, along with early literacy, is mathematics competency,” Gov Reynolds said.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird warns Iowans who have used 23andMe, a genetic testing company that tracks ancestry, to protect their data as the company faces bankruptcy.

The company announced that it will sell “substantially all of its assets,” which may include its collection of genetic data.

That means 23andMe could sell or transfer Iowans’ genetic information to a third-party without their consent.