19 Oct 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Awards Community Colleges New Grants to Modernize, Expand CDL Training

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 19, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced new grant awards for Iowa’s community colleges that will help expand the use of modernized infrastructure needed for programs that help individuals obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL). The new grants come as part of the state’s collective effort over the past two years to expand training opportunities and widen pathways to Iowa’s high-demand jobs.

12 Oct 2023

Iowa Leads Coalition of State Attorneys-General in Statement Condemning the Hamas Terrorist Attacks on Israel

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 12, 2023) — Iowa led a coalition of Attorneys General from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming in a joint statement following the terrorist attacks levied by Hamas against Israel:

10 Oct 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Thirteen-State Coalition Fighting for Pork Producers

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 10, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a thirteen-state coalition fighting for pork producers. Together, with twelve other states, Iowa is opposing a new Massachusetts law that bans states from selling or shipping pork through Massachusetts if they do not meet strict hog-housing requirements.

09 Oct 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Lives Lost in Israel

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 9, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately on Monday, October 9, and remain at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, October 15, 2023, to honor the lives lost — including at least nine Americans — in the horrific attacks committed against Israel by Iran-backed terrorist organization Hamas.

04 Oct 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Third Round of Child-Care Business Incentive Grants

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 4, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced a third round of funding for the Child Care Business Incentive Grant Program to encourage employers to offer child-care as a benefit to their employees.

04 Oct 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Chief of Staff Aaron McKay

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 4, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced her appointment of Aaron McKay as Chief of Staff. McKay is a graduate of Upper Iowa University and recently served as the State of Iowa Director for US Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

02 Oct 2023

Iowa State Historical Building Fully Reopens October 14

By Jeff Morgan

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2023) — After more than five years of renovations, the State Historical Building of Iowa, Museum and Research Center will fully reopen October 14 with a day-long schedule of programs and the unveiling of a brand-new museum exhibition.

02 Oct 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Letter Opposing Biden Administration Radical Environmental Scheme for Development Projects

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2, 2023) — Iowa Attorney General Bird led a coalition of 24 states in a letter opposing a proposed Biden Administration rule that will illegally mandate social, environmental, and race-based regulations for infrastructure projects and stop development in its tracks.

02 Oct 2023

WQPT Receives 2023 Mid-America Regional Emmy® Award

By Terry Wilson

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 2, 2023) — WQPT was honored on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Mid-America Emmy Awards, taking home a prestigious Emmy for their locally written and produced historical documentary, Snapshots: Your Dutch Friend.

27 Sep 2023

NAACP'S Russell Lovell Receives Notre Dame's Rev Louis J Putz CSC Award for His Outstanding Dedication to Advancing Civil Rights

By Iowa-Nebraska NAACP

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 27, 2023) — The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP State Area Conference announces that Drake Law Professor Emeritus Russell Lovell, co-chair of the Iowa-Nebraska NAACP and Des Moines Branch NAACP Legal Redress Committees, was presented with the 2023 Rev Louis J Putz CSC Award at the University of Notre Dame Alumni Association (NDAA) luncheon on campus on August 31. Iowa-Nebraska NAACP President Betty Andrews nominated Russ for the Rev Putz Award based on his fifty years o

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