DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds will hold a press conference in Cedar Rapids Thursday, March 28, to give an update on the severe flooding in Iowa and highlight disaster-preparedness during Severe Weather Awareness week.

The following event is open to credentialed members of the media:

Thursday, March 28

Gov. Reynolds to hold Press Conference

Linn County Emergency Management Agency

6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW

WORTH COUNTY, IOWA (March 27, 2019) — With support from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and the Worth County Sheriff’s Office announce animal neglect charges against Worth County resident Barbara Kavars.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — US Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa, Joni Ernst of Iowa, John Thune of South Dakota, Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, Steve Daines of Montana, John Hoeven of North Dakota, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, and Jon Tester of Montana today 

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019)  Today the Iowa Democratic Party announced key hires for the 2020 caucus and general election cycle. These hires aim to fill senior leadership positions and build out an aggressive caucus organizing program.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Today, Iowa’s three Democratic Representatives, Dave Loebsack, Abby Finkenauer, and Cindy Axne, called on the Department of Justice to drop its effort to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would lead to the loss of patient protections, including for those with pre-existing conditions, reopening the prescription-drug donut hole, removing the ban on lifetime limits, and taking away the ability for young adults to stay on their parents’ health insur

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2019) — Bradley University student, Sydney Ruggles of Rock Island, IL, will present research at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. This is the oldest regional psychological association in the nation.

Ruggles is part of a study that focused on attitudes towards sexual entitlement in online communities.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) —

Thank you Chairman [Michael] Enzi [R-WY].

I’d like to begin by commending you for putting forward a realistic and responsible budget.

I know that many competing priorities were taken into account.

You made difficult choices and came up with a plan with necessary spending restraint to put us on a path to budget balance.

The budget provides a reasonable and realistic path to budget balance, which we do need to reach.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2019) — Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2018-19 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Note: For the complete list of all (136) students for this story, please visit:

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019)  As bankruptcy rates among American farmers near record highs, a bipartisan group of US Senators is introducing legislation to help family farms reorganize after falling on hard times.

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