DES MOINES, IOWA (December 17, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds met with Secretary of State Paul Pate and Iowa’s six presidential electors who officially cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States. The meeting of electors marks the state’s final step in closing a secure, accurate, and fair general election.

These six electors today unanimously cast their votes for Donald J Trump and JD Vance for President and Vice President.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 16, 2024) — On Saturday, December 14, Governor Kim Reynolds authorized a disaster proclamation for O'Brien County, Iowa, effective immediately through January 15, 2025. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial layer chickens.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the December REC projections for Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026:

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 11, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds today authorized a disaster proclamation for Sac County, Iowa effective immediately through January 10, 2025.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 9, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the extension of a disaster proclamation for Sioux and Palo Alto Counties effective through January 7, 2025. The USDA has confirmed positive cases of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in both counties.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, December 7, 2024, in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Pearl Harbor was attacked 83 years ago. 2,403 service members and civilians were killed.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has authorized a disaster proclamation for Sioux County, Iowa, effective immediately through January 5, 2025.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 2, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds has joined sixteen other Republican governors in sending a letter to Congress calling on legislators to reauthorize an updated Farm Bill and provide our nation’s farmers immediate financial assistance so American farmers can continue to feed our nation and the world.

The letter reads as:

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 29, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Dustin Hite as a district judge in Judicial District 8A.

Hite, of New Sharon, Iowa, serves as the mayor of New Sharon, and is a partner at Heslinga Law Firm. He received his undergraduate degree from Central College and law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

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