DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2023) — Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference Monday, August 21, in Eagle Pass with Iowa Gov Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov Jim Pillen, Oklahoma Gov Kevin Stitt, and South Dakota Gov Kristi Noem to provide an update on their joint efforts under Texas' Operation Lone Star to respond to President Joe Biden's reckless open border policies.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 18, 2023) — Iowa’s Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg has been elected Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). NLGA is the professional association supporting lieutenant governors in all fifty states and the US territories. The mission of NLGA is to assist these leaders, and the states and territories themselves, to be as effective and as efficient as possible for constituents.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 9, 2023) — Iowa State Fairgoers will once again be able to vote for their preferred presidential candidate in the Iowa Secretary of State’s State Fair Straw Poll. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced the return of the unscientific poll, which allows fairgoers to cast a vote for their favorite candidate in the presidential primary as well as their favorite fair food. Ultimately, the straw poll encourages voter registration and participation.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 31, 2023) — Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing over $3.2 million in federal grant funding for Head Start education programs in Northwestern Illinois.