Win some, lose some: How Gov. Kim Reynolds' ambitious legislative agenda fared in 2024

As she addressed the Iowa Legislature on Jan. 9, Gov. Kim Reynolds made clear her intentions for the next four months. 

“There are those who said we did too much, too fast,” Reynolds said in her annual Condition of the State speech, recognizing the sweeping changes to education, taxes and other policies she’s signed into law.  

“But when I look at the result of our hard work, I know we’ve made a difference. And it drives me to do it again, to work even harder this session.” 

The agenda she unveiled matched those ambitions.

She urged the Republican-led General Assembly to make another bundle of changes to education, including overhauling how special education services are provided and raising how much teachers are paid.

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