IOWA RANKS AMONG TOP TEN IN CATO INSTITUTE'S FREEDOM IN THE 50 STATES INDEX

DES MOINES, Oct. 22 -- The Office of the Governor issued the following news release:

Governor Reynolds issued the following statementtoday after the CatoInstitute'snew Freedom in the 50 States index was released. The study ranks American states according to how their public policies affect individual economic, social, and personal freedoms.



Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ranks 5th nationally among U.S. governors, and Iowa ranks 9th among all states.



"Iowa is proud to be a state where everyone has the freedom to flourish and I'm grateful for Cato Institute's recognition ofthe work my administration and the legislature have done in recent years to make that possible," said Governor Kim Reynolds. "With a strong focus on commonsense, conserv...