COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (February 6, 2019) — A family friendly trout fishing event will be held at Big Lake this Saturday, February 9 at 2:30PM.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will stock 1,000 rainbow trout in the lake. Previously scheduled for January 19, the stocking was postponed due to unsafe ice conditions.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 5, 2019) — Gov Kim Reynolds released the following statement on President Trump’s SOTU Address:

“I appreciate President Trump using his State of the Union Address to discuss the importance of free and fair trade. In his remarks, the President rightfully called for the quick approval of the USMCA trade deal, and I urge Congress to ratify the agreement.

OXFORD, OHIO (February 5, 2019) — Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2018-19 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic excellence.

Ally Gallagher of Bettendorf

Marie DeLessio of Bettendorf

Chloe Reed of Pleasant Valley

Lauren Ross of Princeton

WASHINGTON DC – US Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sen Patrick Leahy of Vermont and other leading Judiciary Committee senators to reintroduce legislation to combat anticompetitive practices used by some brand-name pharmaceutical and biologic companies to block entry of lower-cost generic drugs.