Medicaid provides roughly 65 million Americans with health-care coverage paid for by tax-payers. This federal-state health-insurance program provides a safety net for low-income adults, children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. I worry that it could unravel because of unsustainable spending for unchecked drug-pricing.

LECLAIRE, IOWA (July 29, 2019) — Almost every community across the country has some sort of big summer event that includes carnival rides, great food, live entertainment, parades, and fireworks. The cities of LeClaire, Iowa and Port Byron, Illinois are no exception, but these two beautiful towns have a unique 3-day event that is unlike any festival anywhere else in the USA.  It’s called Tug Fest and it runs August 8-10, 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 29, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg released their public schedules for Monday, July 29–Sunday, August 4, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

Tuesday, July 30

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold Weekly Press Conference

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

1200 Pleasant St

Des Moines, IA 

9:30AM

Thursday, August 1

BELOIT, WISCONSIN (July 28, 2019) — The Beloit Snappers swept both games of a double-header against the Quad Cities River Bandits on Sunday afternoon at Pohlman Field. Beloit took the opener by a 4-1 final and earned a 4-3 extra-inning victory in the nightcap on a walk-off home run by Nick Osborne in the bottom of the eighth.