PRESS RELEASE (March 18, 2019) — This week, Kamala Harris’ Iowa Campaign Chair Deidre DeJear will travel the state to host or participate in a series of meet-and-greets to discuss Harris’s vision for the country. DeJear will visit Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Sioux City, and Council Bluffs to hear directly from local leaders and Democratic-elected officials about the issues facing families in their communities.

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack will be joining with senior leadership from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Services (USDA FSIS) to host a roundtable in Muscatine, Monday, March 18. The roundtable will give small, FSIS-regulated plant-operators an opportunity to share their concerns and issues directly with USDA FSIS.

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds will hold a press conference in Council Bluffs Monday, March 18th to give an update on the flooding from rain and melting snow.

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

Monday, March 18

Gov Reynolds to meet with local officials and tour flooding in Glenwood

Court House

418 Sharp Street

Glenwood, IA

10:30AM

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18th, 2019) — The Libertarian Party of Iowa will be convening at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, for the 2019 Libertarian Party of Iowa State Convention.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 15, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, March 18 — Sunday, March 24, 2019.

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

Monday, March 18

Gov Reynolds holds Executive Council Meeting

Robert D. Ray Conference Room

Governor’s Office

Iowa State Capitol

10AM

 

Tuesday, March 19

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 15, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today in response to flooding and flash flooding beginning March 13 and continuing.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 15, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF220 into law which improves on the historic tax-reform that was signed into law in 2018.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 16, 2019) — Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price issued the following statement in response to Secretary Betsy DeVos’ visit with Governor Kim Reynolds:

WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2019) — US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa joined Sens Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mike Lee of Utah, and Dick Durbin of Illinois in reintroducing legislation to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers.

WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2019) — US Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are raising concern about a continued culture of secrecy in the federal bureaucracy.

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