WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 6, 2019) — This week Iowa ranked first in the nation for receiving the most awards for long-term care-quality in a nationwide awards competition. Forty-five Iowa long-term care-facilities were recognized by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) with the 2019 Bronze — Commitment to Quality Award, which encompassed 590 long-term and post-acute care providers in 48 states.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (June 6, 2019) — Claire McKay of Rock Island, Illinois, has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List at Georgia State University.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

WASHINGTON DC (June 6, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today pressed both the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on their progress and strategy to combat opioid misuse and abuse in federal health-care programs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 7, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today for Fremont County in response to severe weather beginning May 17 and continuing.

The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Fremont County.