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Frustration is growing among child care workers and advocates across Iowa over the state missing out on nearly guaranteed funding that would have helped families access basic child care services.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was elected Wednesday to lead the Republican Governors Association as she increases her national political profile days after easily

Republican former President Donald Trump’s announced launch of a third White House run received a muted response from Iowa Republicans Wednesday, including from those whom Trump backed in last week’s midterm elections.

Also, Iowa’s Medicaid program is honored by a national Medicaid directors organization

So what comes next from state government and Iowa’s congressional delegation?

The results suggest a continuation of the urban-rural divide playing out across the nation, as well as the move of Iowa counties near the Mississippi River toward the Republican Party.

Reynolds was Iowans’ choice over Democrat Deidre DeJear, the Des Moines small businesswoman and activist; and Libertarian Rick Stewart, an activist and former business owner from Cedar Rapids.

The rush to sway and turn out voters will continue through Election Day on Tuesday.

Trump's rally came as the former president appears poised to launch a 2024 White House bid once the midterms have concluded. "In order to make our country very successful, and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again," he said.

The former president has teased for months that he plans to make another White House run, routinely telling supporters they will "be very happy" with his decision.

A Republican Iowa House member ousted in a June primary election by a fellow GOP lawmaker endorsed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has returned the favor, backing her Democratic challenger.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will appeal the ruling, which says schools must consider requests for required mask wearing near medically vulnerable students

“The best is yet to come” is the title for the final ad in Republican incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2022 re-election campaign.

She touted Iowa’s fiscal health; her pledge to support law enforcement; three rounds of tax cuts enacted over the past five years; and giving parents more authority in their children’s education.