DES MOINES, IOWA (June 24, 2019) — Iowa is getting some much-needed updates to our state’s criminal penalties.

A bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform bill, SF589, passed the Legislature unanimously this year, and was signed into law by [Governor Kim Reynolds] on May 16. The bill goes into effect on July 1.

On June 21, President Donald Trump informed the world (via tweet) that, after getting US forces "cocked and loaded" to carry out strikes on Iranian targets the night before, he had canceled those strikes at the last minute rather than prospectively kill 150 people. "Not proportionate," he wrote, "to [Iranian forces] shooting down an unmanned drone" earlier that week.

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven T Mnuchin urging him to consider using all tools available under US law, including the application of section 891 of the Tax Code, to convince the French government to rethink its decision

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 21, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation today setting Tuesday, August 6, 2019, as the date for a special election in Iowa House District 46 following the resignation of Representative Lisa Heddens.