17 Nov 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Fights to Protects Iowa from California Green Mandates

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 17, 2025) — Attorney General Bird is leading a coalition of 25 states in an emergency brief to protect businesses from California’s illegal and burdensome regulations.

New California laws that go into effect on January 1, 2026, will impose reporting mandates on companies requiring them to express a certain viewpoint on climate change. Even companies that do very little work in California will be mandated to agree to the viewpoint-discriminatory statements.

12 Nov 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Statement on Passage of Continuing Resolution to Reopen Federal Government

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a statement on the United States Congress voting to pass a continuing resolution, reopening the federal government after the longest shutdown in American history.

“I’m grateful to the Senate and House Republicans and the Democrats who joined them in passing an updated continuing resolution to reopen the government.

05 Nov 2025

Illinois AFL-CIO Congratulates Rep Jesús "Chuy" García on a Lifetime of Public Service

By Alyssa Goodstein

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (November 5, 2025) — Today, IL AFL-CIO President Tim Drea released the following statement in response to Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García’s retirement from US Congress:

“A first-generation Mexican American and proud, longtime union member, US Representative Jesús “Chuy” García embodies the promise of America.

28 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Support for President Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 28, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Monday, October 27, that she is co-leading a coalition of 24 states in support of President Trump’s birthright citizenship policy.

23 Oct 2025

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Iowa Election Security Team Remind Iowans of the Safeguards in Place to Protect the Integrity of Your VotePress Release Title

By Ashley Hunt Esquivel

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — As the 2025 City-School Election approaches, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and members of Iowa’s election security team are reinforcing Iowa’s election security with voters. Thanks to numerous safeguards in place to protect the integrity of Iowa elections, Iowa remains a top-ranked state for election administration.

23 Oct 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Calls on Congressional Democrats to Reopen Government Now, Avoid SNAP Disruption for Thousands of Iowans

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced she has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular calls with Iowa’s food banks, and is now reviewing the state’s food-insecurity-response plan used during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the potential delay of SNAP benefits if Senate Democrats don’t vote to end the government shutdown before November 1.

21 Oct 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Releases Final Report from Iowa DOGE Task Force

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 21, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has shared her initial response to the final report and recommendations from the Iowa DOGE Task Force at a press conference where she was joined by chair Emily Schmitt. The report was submitted to the governor on September 29, 2025.

16 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Protect Women’s Sports

By Jen Green

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 16, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced Wednesday, October 15, that she was leading a coalition of eighteen states challenging a Minnesota state law that mandates allowing men to participate in women’s sports.

14 Oct 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff on October 25 in Honor, Remembrance of Iowa Senator Claire Celsi

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 14, 2025) — Earlier today, Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 25, 2025, honoring Iowa Senator Claire Celsi on the day a ceremony will be held to celebrate her life.

13 Oct 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Defending Act to Protect Children from Social-Media Harm

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2025) — Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced she joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 states and the District of Columbia in a brief supporting Tennessee’s law that protects children from social media harm.

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