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Reynolds named the new Iowa task force Iowa DOGE, echoing the federal Department of Government Efficiency created by President Donald Trump and led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Also, Iowans protest bill that would shield pesticide companies over failure to warn consumers about health risks of their products

Iowa’s Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously Monday to deny a request by Riverside Casino & Golf Resort to immediately pause issuance of a gambling license in Linn County. They said the issue is one for Iowa courts to decide.

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office released the identity Monday of a man who died over the weekend after being pulled from Lake Macbride.

The number of donors to Iowa’s Fish and Wildlife Fund has declined by 50 percent in the last 20 years, the DNR reports.

The University of Iowa graduate student union is seeking a 25 percent increase in wages over the next two years, leaving the union’s president and members dissatisfied at the Iowa Board of Regents bargaining team’s offer of annual 3 percent increases.

Also, Iowa City and Johnson County formalize their joint law enforcement facility exploration

Research shows that across the globe, rivers that freeze are freezing later and melting earlier, and that includes the Mississippi. By the end of the century, one climate model suggests, the river may only reliably freeze near the Twin Cities — dramatically altering a way of life for the people and animals that use it farther downstream.