Des Moines, IA – In honor of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement:

CLINTON, IOWA – In the middle of winter, local news broke about a horrific scene of neglected and abused pit bulls in Clinton, Iowa that captivated the attention of many throughout the region.  The Clinton Humane Society took in the eight dogs right away and have been nursing them back to health, but the non-profit organization needed help as well.

Diamond Vogel Paint and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2018 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. This year, and 2019, Diamond Vogel agreed to expand the paint allocation to include Iowa's 70 state parks. 2020 will mark the 100th anniversary of Iowa's state park system.

As your Representative, I have fought to make dealing with the federal government more accessible and transparent to the American people. I have long championed the Plain Writing Act, which passed into law and requires federal agencies to write forms and other public documents in simple, easy-to-understand language.