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DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday unveiled a report that recommends ways to make state government run more efficiently. Among the suggestions are a study of public employee benefits, implementing achievement-based pay for teachers, and lowering property taxes.

The 15-member Iowa DOGE Task Force of Iowa business leaders, elected officials and educators — which was created by Gov. Kim Reynolds through executive order in February — submitted its 45 recommendations to Reynolds on Sept. 29.

The task force, whose name is similar to the federal Department of Government Efficiency created by President Donald Trump, met four times over the last six months and focused on three focus area

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