DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Ashley Sparks as a district judge in Judicial Election District 2B.

Sparks, of Bondurant, Iowa, is the Owner of Sparks Law PLLC and is a Boone County Magistrate. She received an undergraduate degree from Western Illinois University, a Master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and her law degree from Drake University Law School.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the extension of a disaster proclamation for Buena Vista, Clay, Hamilton, Kossuth, Pocahontas, and Taylor Counties effective immediately through December 17, 2023. The USDA has confirmed positive cases of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in all six counties.

CLIVE, IOWA (November 16, 2023) — Six teams of Iowa youth won scholarships while participating in the Senior Division of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (November 15, 2023) — The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) is hosting a brand-new program, What’s Before Dinner: Black Agricultural Fair. The program will take place on Sunday, November 19, 1-4:30PM, at the Indian Creek Nature Center.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2023) — The Illinois Freedom Caucus is issuing the following statement on Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch’s deliberate decision to prevent legisaltion to extend the Invest in Kids program to be voted on duing the final week of the Veto Session.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 10, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a twenty-state coalition in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the removal of foreign student visa holders who have shown support for foreign terrorist organizations.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 10, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the signing of a disaster proclamation for

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 9, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 8, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 23-state coalition supporting a California mother after her school district hid her daughter’s gender-transition from her, clearly violating her parental rights.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 8, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has taken action to defend the State’s Heartbeat Law in the Iowa Supreme Court, which protects unborn life once a doctor can detect a baby’s heartbeat.

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