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 9, 2025) — On Tuesday, April 8, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa House passing HF 782, a bill limiting student access to electronic devices in schools during instructional hours:  

“Digital distractions are at an all-time high, disrupting focus, learning, and productivity in our classrooms,” Gov Reynolds said.

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.

WASHINGTON DC (April 4, 2025) — US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and US Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke L Rollins Thursday collaborated on their first Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event during a visit to Ferdinand T Day Elementary School in Alexandria, Virginia, where they participated in a healthy snack time with students and met facility staff.

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.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on President Donald J Trump’s rollout of taxes on foreign imports:

“The Biden administration consistently ignored the needs of Iowa farmers. They failed to deliver a Farm Bill, refused to expand market access, and turned a balanced ag trade situation into a shocking $50 billion deficit.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed SF 22, “Hands-Free" Bill into law.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — After a transgender parent was denied access to a high-school bathroom that didn’t align with the parent’s biological sex, the parent sued. On Monday, Attorney General Brenna Bird filed to intervene in the lawsuit to uphold Iowa’s law that requires people to use bathrooms based on their sex assigned at birth. The parent today dropped the lawsuit against the school and school district.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 2, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds attended the first meeting of the Iowa DOGE Task Force to kick off the state’s continued efforts to make government work more efficiently for Iowans.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2025) — With April Fools' Day around the corner, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warned Iowans to look out for the top ten reported complaints and scams to protect themselves and avoid getting fooled by fraudsters. Last year, the Iowa Attorney General’s office’s Consumer Protection Division received over 3,900 complaints, which addressed more than thirty different industries and scam categories.

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