WASHINGTON DC (August 13, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today released three reports containing summaries of the work conducted by several bipartisan taskforces that examined temporary tax-provisions that expired, or will expire, between December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2019 — totaling more than 40 provisions.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 13, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced former Deputy State Auditor Andy Nielsen of Ankeny as the winner of the 2019 Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award. Nielsen received the award from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) at the organization’s national conference in Washington, DC on August 12, 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 13, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of Elizabeth Johnson of Altoona to serve as Executive Director of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. Johnson, currently an administrative law judge at Iowa Workforce Development, begins her new role on August 26, 2019.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Iowa students are preparing to head back to school. I hope each and every one of them will get the education and opportunities they need for the ever-changing economy and world of work.

The best opportunities and brightest future depend on a strong investment in education. However, years of school funding that haven’t kept up with inflation may not be adequate to achieve that goal.

WASHINGTON DC (August 12, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Novartis International AG CEO Vasant Narasimhan requesting documents relating to AveXis, a subsidiary of Novartis, manipulating data about a treatment for infants suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.

WASHINGTON DC (August 12, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley received a corrective action plan (CAP) from the Department of Defense (DoD) following his July 12 

WASHINGTON DC (August 12, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, will headline a rural health care event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, August 13. The event will be held at the UnityPoint Health Des Moines, Education and Research Center, Virginia Thompson Auditorium located at 1415 Woodland Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309, 3:30–4:45PM CT.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Tamra Roberts as a district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) went to great heights at the Iowa State Fair to call on Senator Joni Ernst to acknowledge that climate change is real and take legislative action to address the crisis contributing to record flooding across the state.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 10, 2019) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was granting 31 small-refinery waiver-exemptions from the biofuel blending-requirements under the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement:

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