DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:

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Iowa ranks among Top Ten in Cato Institute's Freedom in the 50 States index

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Governor Reynolds issued the following statement today after the Cato Institute's new Freedom in the 50 States index was released. The study ranks American states according to how their public policies affect individual economic, social, and personal freedoms.