IOWA CITY, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — Legislative advocates for reforming Iowa’s “worst in the nation” medical cannabis program say they will keep fighting for much needed reforms vetoed by Governor Kim Reynolds.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today received word Iowans impacted by flooding and severe weather now have until July 16 to apply for federal recovery assistance.

ALTOONA, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO will be holding its annual state Convention August 21-23 at the Meadows at the Prairie Meadows Convention Center.

On August 21, as part of this convention, each Presidential Candidate, in attendance, will be allowed several minutes to address the delegates and guests.

The exact starting time of this event has not been decided.

WASHINGTON – Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement in response to recent media reports on new threats to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

“For years, Big Oil and its advocates on and off Capitol Hill have worked hard to undermine the RFS and dole out ‘hardship’ waivers to oil companies without regard to actual need. Hardship waivers should be the exception, not the rule, and they have been abused for far too long.

CLINTON, IOWA (July 1, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits picked up two wins against the Clinton LumberKings at NelsonCorp Field on Monday night and won the road series as a result. The Bandits scored two runs in the eighth inning of a game resumed from Sunday evening to win 2-0 and then pounded out 14 hits in a 7-3 victory in the nightcap.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — More than 1,850 students completed degrees at Wichita State University in spring 2019.  Undergraduate students who have attained a grade point average of 3.9 out of a possible 4.0 received the summa cum laude award; those with an average of 3.55 received the magna cum laude award; and those with an average of 3.25 received the cum laude.

WICHITA, KANSAS (July 1, 2019) — Wichita State University has announced the names of more than 3,000 students who were on the WSU dean's honor roll for spring 2019. To be included on the dean's honor roll, a student must be enrolled full time (at least 12 credit hours) and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. WSU enrolls more than 15,000 students and offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in six undergraduate colleges.

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst are pressing the Department of State for information about the process through which Boeing has provided American-made satellites to Chinese-connected companies, which may be used to advance Chinese military development and in the course of human rights abuses by China.

PALMYRA, VIRGINIA (July 1, 2019) — The Rutherford Institute is challenging a Virginia sign regulation that discriminates against political speech as it relates to campaign signs. In a letter to Fluvanna County officials, Rutherford Institute attorneys point out that the County’s regulations on the display of political signs, which limit

WASHINGTON DC (July 1, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden sent letters to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain-advocacy groups, professional associations, and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioi

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