16 Dec 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg released their public schedules for Monday, December 16, 2019-Sunday, December 21, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Tuesday, December 17

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold public budget hearing

Governor’s Office — Robert D. Ray Conference Room

Iowa State Capitol

Des Moines, IA

16 Dec 2019

Adaptive Sports Iowa Participating in the Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program

By Cory Kennedy

AMES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — Adaptive Sports Iowa, a non-profit committed to providing sports and recreation opportunities for Iowans with physical disabilities, has begun generating donations through the Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program.

The Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program, which launched in November 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where customers live and work.

16 Dec 2019

Iowa Environmental Council and Partners Support Transmission for Renewables in Iowa Utilities Board Franchise Hearing

By Michael Schmidt

DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — The Iowa Environmental Council appeared before the Iowa Utilities Board this week in Dubuque, Iowa, to encourage the Board to approve the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line in order to facilitate more renewable energy development in Iowa.

13 Dec 2019

Iowa Finance Authority Celebrates Record Number of Home Buyers Assisted, Goes for Guinness World Record

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) helped 3,337 Iowans purchase a home in 2019, the most in the agencies’ history. To celebrate the community benefits of homeownership, IFA invites the public to help them break the Guinness World Record for the most people decorating gingerbread houses simultaneously.

13 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: Raising Red Flags about the World Bank

By Grassley Press

Q: Why are you raising concerns about World Bank loans to China?

A: When I got wind the World Bank approved an over $1 billion a year plan to award China with low-interest loans through 2025, I raised a big red flag.

12 Dec 2019

USDA to Make $550 Million in Funding Available in 2020 to Deploy High-Speed Broadband Internet Infrastructure in Rural America

By USDA Office of Communications

STANTON, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

12 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Measure Reauthorizing Domestic Violence Hotline and Emergency Shelters Passes Committee

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s (R-IA) bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) as part of a broader package of child and family safety legislation, known as the CAPTA Reauthorization Act.

12 Dec 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedule Update

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released an updated public schedules for the week of Monday, December 9, 2019-Sunday, December 15, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Friday, December 13

Gov Reynolds attends Celebrate Iowa Gala (correcting address) 

Scottish Rite Consistory 

519 Park Street 

Des Moines, IA 

7PM

12 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on House Passage of Prescription Drug Bill

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today released the following statement regarding passage in the House of Representatives of legislation to lower prescription drug prices.

12 Dec 2019

Afghanistan: Oh, When Will We Ever Learn?

By Thomas L Knapp

"US officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign," the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock reports, "making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable."

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