WASHINGTON DC (September 5, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to explain why it hasn’t adopted recommendations to improve accountability of grants awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

PELLA, IOWA (September 5, 2019) — The Pella Community Common Reading Experience will welcome Kent Stock to Central College for a presentation at 7PM, Thursday, October 17, in Douwstra Auditorium. Stock is the former baseball coach at Norway High School, which won a state championship in 1991 and inspired the motion picture "The Final Season."

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2019) — September is National Voter Registration Month and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate encourages all eligible Iowans to participate by registering to vote or making sure your voter information is up-to-date. The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) established September as National Voter Registration Month in 2002 to encourage voter participation and increase awareness. Secretary Pate is the President of NASS.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2019) — Members of the Iowa Business Council (IBC) addressed members of Congress at their third-quarter meeting. In addition to advocating for the swift passage of the US-Mexico-Canada trade Agreement (USMCA), they asked elected officials to consider thoughtful reforms to the US legal immigration system that reflect employer needs, market forces, and workforce demands.