DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a schedule of informational webinars to assist parents and guardians who plan to apply for the state’s new Students First Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). The live webinars will be hosted by Odyssey, the program administrator selected by the state.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 12, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to a potential class action lawsuit regarding unemployment assistance:

“The federal government doesn’t get to run the state of Iowa or impose policies that damage our economy. Paying people to stay home at a time when there are more jobs available than people to fill them defies common sense. Iowans know there is dignity in work.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 12, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration ending Title 42 at midnight tonight:

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Muscatine, and Poweshiek counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 7. The governor's proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Management Program for those counties.