27 Aug 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces New Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Iowa Students and Employers

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds, joined by business and education leaders, today announced opportunities now available through the Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning, a virtual space that connects students and employers through shared projects that enable students to learn through real-world professional experiences.

27 Aug 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund Recipients

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the first 13 recipients of the new Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund, a matching grant designed to help employers carry out solutions to help their employees achieve post-secondary training and education. The first round of Employer Innovation Fund Grants will distribute over $400,000 in funds to employers across the state.

27 Aug 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Partners with Iowa Cubs to Promote Iowa Caucuses, Voter Registration

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is partnering with the Iowa Cubs to promote the state’s unique first-in-the-nation caucus status and help Cubs fans register to vote. The Iowa Cubs will temporarily change their team name to the Iowa Caucuses for this Friday’s game against the Memphis Redbirds.

27 Aug 2019

Slate of Events for High Tech Opening, National Attention Expected in Jefferson, Iowa on September 7

By Ken Paxton

JEFFERSON, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — California Representative3 Ro Khanna sees so much potential in Jefferson he brought a delegation from Silicon Valley, the technology center of the nation, to visit the Greene County seat in December.  Just weeks later, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds spotlighted Jefferson as a model rural Iowa city in the Condition of State she delivered from the State Capitol.

27 Aug 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, US Drug Czar Jim Carroll To Discuss Addiction Epidemic in Iowa

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 26, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will participate in a tour and Q&A with US Drug Czar Jim Carroll on Thursday, August 29, at the Cedar Rapids Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) located at 3601 16th Ave SW. The tour will begin at 2:45PM CT with the Q&A to follow from 3-4PM CT. The discussion will focus on methamphetamine and combatting the addiction crisis in Iowa.

27 Aug 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, former Sec of Ag Vilsack Promote Bipartisan Appeal of USMCA in Iowa

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today toured AE Dairy, a Des Moines dairy plant that stands to benefit from the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

26 Aug 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Bill Removing Red Tape for Small Businesses in Bankruptcy Becomes Law

By Grassley Press

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Legislation authored by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley aimed at reducing debt-reorganization burdens for small businesses was signed into law by President Trump Friday. The Small Business Reorganization Act streamlines existing debt-reorganization procedures and reduces certain small-business bankruptcy-requirements intended for major corporations.

26 Aug 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: A Win for Rural America

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 26, 2019) —

Q: What is the EB-5 foreign visa program?

26 Aug 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Joni Ernst Push Army Corps of Engineers to Begin Levee Reconstruction in Hamburg

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 26, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst sent a letter pressing the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to follow through on its commitment to rebuild a levee near Hamburg, Iowa, following the floods that devastated the area earlier this year.

26 Aug 2019

NextGen Iowa to Register New and Returning University of Northern Iowa Students to Vote As School Begins

By NGA Press Office

AMES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — On August 28, NextGen Iowa will register new and returning UNI students to vote as they arrive to campus for the fall semester. From GOP inaction on gun violence and climate change to the racist and violent rhetoric coming out of the White House, young voters are poised to play an outsize role in the outcome of November 2020. NextGen Iowa is hard at work engaging young people across the state about what is at stake in 2020.

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