DES MOINES, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa on the completion of his 39th Annual 99 County Tour:

During August, I continued my annual tradition of holding at least one Q&A in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties.

I go to Iowans where they work and live to hear what’s on their minds so I can better serve them in the United States Senate.

No matter the setting, Iowans set the agenda.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — Scott County Supervisor Ken Croken today called upon all Quad Citizens of “good will and conscience” to join him at 3PM on Saturday, September 15, in Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport to remember migrant children at the US-Mexican border traumatized by their separation from parents and families.

JOHNSTON, IOWA (September 9, 2019) — The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Upper Midwest Chapter recently announced the 2019 Emmy(c) Award nominees. Iowa Public Television received 11 nominations.

Arts/Entertainment — Program

Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Rusalka

Business/Consumer: Program — Feature Segment

Market to Market: Joni’s Journey

Children/Teen

Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Sound

Andrew Yang's small-but-solid polling in the Democratic Party's 2020 nomination race shows that "Universal Basic Income" has gone from a fringe idea to an idea with a foothold in the popular consciousness. Supporters of a basic income span the political spectrum and the economic upheavals of the 21st century — especially fears that automation will increasingly replace human workers — are likely to fuel its journey to the center of policy discussions over the next few years.