DES MOINES, IOWA (August 1, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on the resignation of former Director Jerry Foxhoven:

CLINTON, IOWA (August 1, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children’s Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is starting August off with construction and constellations. On Wednesday, challenge yourself with engineering games. On Friday, discovery the secrets of the stars, then come read with Rachel Cotton on Saturday morning at Storytime Saturday. Don’t miss the Starlab Planetarium on Saturday, August 10. Each of these programs is free with regular museum admission or membership.

WASHINGTON DC (August 1, 2019) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service proposed changes to how the agency manages greater sage grouse in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah after hearing concerns from states and land-users. The changes strive to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current sage grouse plans.

ANKENY, IOWA (July 31, 2019) — The chair of the Iowa Biodiesel Board and a farmer leader from the Iowa Soybean Association today requested the Environmental Protection Agency reconsider its proposed requirements for biodiesel under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. Testifying at an EPA hearing in Ypsilanti, Michigan, IBB joined the National Biodiesel Board and its members in asking EPA to increase the 2021 Biomass-based Diesel volume by 330 million gallons, to 2.76 billion gallons.