27 Apr 2019

Andrew Yang Tours Ethanol Plant in Rural Iowa

By Katy Siddall

ALBIA, IOWA (April 26, 2019) — Entrepreneur and presidential-candidate Andrew Yang toured POET Biorefining in Gowrie, Iowa.   Yang was joined by Focus on Rural America Chair Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge, who has served Iowa as Lt Gov and as Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture.   “I’m grateful Mr. Yang came to Gowrie, a small town in Iowa, and toured a POET ethanol plant,” said Judge.  

27 Apr 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Coleman McAllister as District Court Judge

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 26, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Coleman McAllister as district court judge in Judicial Election District 5C. McAllister, of West Des Moines, Iowa, received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Missouri. He currently serves as an assistant attorney general in the Area Prosecutions Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, and he previously served as the Sioux County Attorney in Orange City, Iowa.

26 Apr 2019

Ald Ed Burke's Wave of Ward Projects Boosted His Legal Practice, Powered His Re-election

By Better Government Association

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (April 26, 2019) — Embattled Chicago Alderman Edward M Burke won re-election in February despite facing federal corruption charges, and one way he did it was boasting about how he brought home the bacon — quite literally — to his Southwest Side ward.

26 Apr 2019

Govs Kim Reynolds, Pete Ricketts, Mike Parson, and Lt Gov Lynn Rogers to Meet in Council Bluffs to Discuss Severe Flooding

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 26, 2019) — Today, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and Kansas Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers will meet with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue discussions about regional flood recovery efforts. Following the meeting, there will be a short media-gaggle open to credentialed members of the media:

 

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26 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: A Bipartisan Effort to End Robocalls

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 26, 2019) — Chances are that within the last 24 hours, you’ve received a robocall. In fact, probably more than one. If it seems like you’re getting more and more robocalls to your home and cellphones, it’s because you are.

26 Apr 2019

Governor’s 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit is Sold Out with More Than 1,000 Seats Reserved

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the Governor’s 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit has sold out, with Iowans reserving more than 1,000 seats for the public statewide gathering in Des Moines on Tuesday, April 30. This year’s summit is titled “STEM Education + Workplace Partnerships,” and it is hosted by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

26 Apr 2019

Chairmen Press DOJ to Probe FBI "Spying" and Leaks Before and After 2016 Election

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 25, 2019) — Two Senate chairmen are requesting a briefing from the Justice Department on its review of spying on the Trump presidential campaign. The lawmakers are also raising questions about potential efforts by senior FBI officials to use briefings with the Trump transition team as intelligence gathering operations.

25 Apr 2019

Patty Judge to Join Andrew Yang for Biofuel Tour

By Katy Siddall

ALBIA, IOWA (March 25, 2019) — Focus on Rural America Chair Patty Judge will join 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang to tour POET Biorefining in Gowrie, Iowa. Judge has served Iowa as Lieutenant Governor and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and continues to engage in critical election-issues.  

25 Apr 2019

Iowa Democratic Party Calls on Gov Kim Reynolds to Veto GOP Bill to Limit Powers of Attorney Gen Tom Miller

By IDP Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2019) — Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement after Republicans passed a provision in the 2019 budget bill that would require Attorney General Tom Miller to seek the assembly’s permission before pursuing certain litigation:

25 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa at the 2019 Global Insurance Symposium on Prescription Drug-Pricing and the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 25, 2019) —

Good morning.

I’m honored to be speaking today in Des Moines.

It’s not lost on me that the Global Insurance Symposium is happening right here in Iowa.

Iowans don’t brag enough, but this event proves how Iowa is a hub for the insurance industry around the world.

I’m going to use this as an opportunity to update you on the work of the Senate Finance Committee.

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