12 hours ago · Des Moines Register U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is cheering Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy and root out "waste," even as some raise alarms about his team's access to ...

1 day ago · Iowa's corporate rate is falling over time to 5.5% and the state has eliminated tax on retirement and inheritance income. She said this will save Iowans an estimated $24 billion over 10 years. The ...

1 day ago · DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday told members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee that states could use more flexibility ...

20 hours ago · U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley downplayed concerns about tech mogul Elon Musk's involvement in efforts to improve government efficiency, including his effort to gain access to the Treasury Department ...

Nov 27, 2024 · Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has embraced the goal of cutting $2 trillion in federal spending set forth by President-elect Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk and Vivek...

Jan 15, 2025 · DOGE stands for the newly formed "Department of Government Efficiency" led by Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The pair of billionaires are tasked with...

Dec 10, 2024 · DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries.” The following week, the billionaire responded to a report that he might fund challengers to GOP House members who don’t support Trump’s nominees.

Nov 26, 2024 · In a letter sent Monday to billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ohio biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Ernst pitched 22 areas as part of a first wave of potential spending cuts as the two...

Nov 26, 2024 · NEW TONIGHT AN IOWA LAWMAKER IS SET TO LEAD A NEW GROUP AIMED AT ELIMINATING GOVERNMENT WASTE. SENATOR JONI ERNST WILL LEAD THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, OR DOGE CAUCUS. THE...

Dec 8, 2024 · Des Moines Register Iowa has started some regulatory reforms that set a good precedent for President-elect Donald Trump’s newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to be headed by businessmen Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk.