While Seeking Efficiency, Iowa DOGE Acknowledges Taxes as the ‘Elephant in the Room’

DOGE approves multiple USDA Offices across California to remain open

Government officials were against the closure of multiple USDA offices across the state. Kern County Farm Bureau alongside Senator Schiff stood behind the farmers as they do provide fresh produce daily. The Bakersfield location was one of the eight facilities to remain open. The closure of some offices would have forced producers to travel out their city to another location for FSA services. Senator Schiff was one of the front runners in encoura…

Iowa 'DOGE' task force considers county consolidation - Radio Iowa

A member of the governor’s DOGE task force says property taxes could be lowered if more services were delivered on a regional basis. During yesterday’s task force meeting, former Fort Dodge mayor Terry Lutz said Iowa’s 99 county model outdated. That is similar to a point Governor Kim Reynolds made during a recent appearance on […]

While seeking efficiency, Iowa DOGE acknowledges taxes as the ‘elephant in the room’

Gov. Kim Reynolds promised to set up the DOGE task force in her Condition of the State speech in January. It was officially established Feb. 10.

Iowa DOGE Task Force floats consolidating counties, other changes during second meeting

Consolidating Iowa’s counties and benchmarking state employee benefits to those in the private sector were some of the ideas suggested during an Iowa DOGE Task Force meeting on Wednesday.