WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A recent CNN report highlights that since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, GOP-led states like Iowa and Missouri, among others, moved very quickly to rip away reproductive rights while doing very little to follow through on pledges to support mothers and children, writing: "CNN's review of dozens of pledges made and bills introduced to help mothers and children living in a post-Roe America found little action  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 24 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: The Iowa Department of Education today announced that five Iowa schools have been named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024. Proposed by the Iowa Department of Education at the end of last year and now designated by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Blue Ribbon Schools program honors some of the nation's best schools based on excellent student academic achievemen  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 24 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Combines are rolling in many areas of the state as fie  more