DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — On Tuesday, Auston McLain will launch his bid for the Davenport City Council’s Fifth Ward.

McLain, 34, is the Outreach Advocate at Braking Traffik, a program of Family Resources, which works with survivors of human trafficking.

"Working in the anti-human trafficking movement and sexual assault field, I encounter some of the most challenging parts of our community, as well as some of the best," McLain said.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 17, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Saturday released their public schedules for Monday, August 19–Sunday, August 25, 2019.

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

Monday, August 19

Gov Reynolds holds Executive Council and Board of Canvass Meetings

Robert D Ray Conference Room 

Governor’s Office

Iowa State Capitol

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2019) – Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg completed the nine-month Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows program, the nation’s premier bipartisan education policy fellowship. Gregg is one of nineteen state leaders from across the country who completed the program. Governor Kim Reynolds was a participant in the inaugural cohort of Hunt-Kean Leadership Fellows in 2015.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2019) — Rural communities are struggling to keep health-care services available to their residents.

Like most Americans, Iowans share growing concerns about the rising cost of prescription drugs, out-of-pocket health expenses, and surprise medical bills. In states such as Iowa and Nebraska, we also face additional challenges that are unique to less populated areas of the country.