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Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Osceola and Palo Alto Counties in Response to Severe Weather

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 13, 2025
On June 13, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Osceola and Palo Alto Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on June 11, 2025. Governor Reynolds’… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Acts on Final Bills of 2025 Legislative Session

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 11, 2025
On June 11, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills: HF 783: A bill for an act implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricular… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs Bill to Expand Firefighter Cancer Coverage

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 6, 2025
On June 6, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 969, a bill that expands the definition of cancer for the Peace Officers’ Retirement System and 411 Retirement System to include all types of… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs List of Bills Into Law

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 6, 2025
On June 6, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF 189: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs Bill to Reform Unemployment Insurance Taxes

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 5, 2025
On June 5, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 607, a bill lowering the unemployment insurance taxable wage base and decreasing the maximum unemployment insurance tax rate. “Iowans are… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor WWII Soldier Killed on D-Day

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 4, 2025
Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 6, 2025, to honor a fallen soldier from Cincinnati, Iowa, who was killed on D-Day during… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs LOSAP Bill to Support Volunteer First Responders

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 3, 2025
On June 3, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 1002, a bill permitting cities to establish a length of service award program for volunteer first responders. “Iowans have relied on… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs List of Bills Into Law

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 2, 2025
On June 2, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF 954: A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs Math Counts Act to Boost K-12 Student Math Proficiency

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
June 2, 2025
On June 2, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed House File 784, the Math Counts Act, a law focused on improving math achievement in Iowa schools through early identification, targeted intervention, and… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Awards $2.94 Million in New Healthcare Grants to Boost Local Workforce

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
May 28, 2025
On May 28, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds announced new grant awards for healthcare employers that will help boost the industry’s workforce across Iowa, particularly in high-demand jobs. The Iowa… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Signs List of Bills Into Law

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
May 27, 2025
On May 27, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law: SF 278: A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the Department of… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff on Monday in Honor of Memorial Day

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
May 23, 2025
On May 23, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 26, 2025, in honor of Memorial Day and directed the National League of… Read More

Gov. Reynolds Appoints Amber Thompson as District Judge

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
May 23, 2025
On May 23, 2025, Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Amber Thompson as a district judge in Judicial District 8A. Thompson, of Sigourney, Iowa, serves as the Keokuk County Attorney.?… Read More

Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee Affirms Constitutional and Platform Stance on Use of Eminent Domain

May 22, 2025
The Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee passed the following resolution the evening of May 21st, 2025. Whereas, The United States and Iowa Constitutions should be interpreted as… Read More

Governor Reynolds, Iowa HHS Announce Iowa SNAP Healthy Foods Waiver Approval

From: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
May 22, 2025
On May 22, 2025, Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) announced that Iowa’s waiver to the United States Department of Agriculture Food and… Read More