14 Aug 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Appoints Chief Deputy Leif Olson

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 14, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced her appointment of Leif Olson as Chief Deputy Attorney General. Olson is a graduate of Trinity University and the University of Chicago School of Law. He recently served as Chief of the Special Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General’s office and currently serves as Deputy Attorney General for Special Litigation, leading the Farm and Freedom Division, in the Iowa Attorney General’s office.

11 Aug 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Awards for Workforce Housing Projects Across Iowa

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $38 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing opportunities in communities across the state.

11 Aug 2023

Two-Part Atlas 18 Release Party, Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program, August 17

By Sarah Elgatian

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 11, 2023) The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program will host a two-part launch party for the latest issue of the Program’s literary magazine The Atlas on Thursday, August 17, in downtown Rock Island.

10 Aug 2023

Queen of the Green Ladies Golf Tournament to Benefit Main Street Ottumwa

By Jason Bolinger

OTTUMWA, IOWA (August 10, 2023) — The third annual Queen of the Green Ladies Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, September 16, at Cedar Creek Golf Course. The eighteen-hole best ball tournament will have a shotgun start at 10:30AM.

10 Aug 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Samuel Langholz to the Court of Appeals

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 10, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Samuel Langholz as a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals.  Langholz, of Ankeny, Iowa, serves in the Attorney General’s Office, where he is currently the Chief Deputy Attorney General under Attorney General Brenna Bird and was previously the Assistant Solicitor General under Attorney General Tom Miller.

08 Aug 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Statement on Iowa and Nebraska Suing the EPA

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has released the following statement in response to Iowa and Nebraska bringing a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to issue final rules on E15, which would pave the way for year-round E15 access. Final rules were required to have been issued by July 2022.

08 Aug 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues EPA for Failure to Implement Sale of Year-Round E15 Gasoline

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 8, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has brought suit against the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) for failing to fulfill Governor Kim Reynolds’ request to allow the sale of year-round E15 gasoline.

04 Aug 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for Mississippi River Flooding

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 4, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for seven Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from spring flooding.

The governor requested funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program for Allamakee, Clayton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Jackson, Lee, and Scott counties for the Mississippi River flooding that occurred from April 24-May 13, 2023.

04 Aug 2023

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Unveils Updated Resource for Iowa Notaries

By Ashley Hunt

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 4, 2023) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced today that his office has released a new and updated handbook for Iowa notaries. Iowa notaries are essential components of Iowa’s business, legal, financial, and real-estate communities, and it is imperative for every Iowa notary Public to stay current on Iowa notary law and receive guidance on proper recording and notarial service.

27 Jul 2023

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Story County Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Quinn Collaborate in Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

By Ashley Hunt

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 27, 2023) — In preparation for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Story County Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Quinn are working together to raise awareness about the dangers of the crime and ways to prevent it.

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