19 Mar 2019

USDA Seeks Five Nominees for the National Organic Standards Board

By USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominations of qualified individuals for five open seats on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The 15-member advisory-board considers and makes recommendations on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances and other issues involving the production, handling, and processing of USDA-certified organic products.

19 Mar 2019

Gov Pritzker, SEIU Healthcare Illinois Reach Agreement to Release Back Pay and Implement Required Raises for More Than 40,000 Low-Wage Home-Care and Child-Care Workers

By Kaitlin DeCero

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 18, 2019) — The State of Illinois and SEIU Healthcare Illinois reached an agreement to implement rate-increases and release previously-withheld increases for more than 40,000 Department of Human Services low-wage home-care and child-care providers that had been withheld under the former Rauner administration.

SEIU Healthcare Illinois and the Pritzker administration released the following statement announcing the agreement:

18 Mar 2019

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate to Ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Perdue will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He will be joined by farmers, ranchers, producers, and industry-leaders he has met while travelling across the country as Secretary for the ringing of the bell.

18 Mar 2019

Rolling Stone: The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) —

The Pentagon’s Bottomless Money Pit

The Rolling Stone

By Matt Taibbi

Sunday, March 17, 2019

18 Mar 2019

Chair of Kamala Harris Campaign Deidre DeJear to Host Meet-and-Greets across Iowa

By Miryam Lipper

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.

18 Mar 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack, USDA FSIS to Host Roundtable for Small Processing Plants

By Joe Hand

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.

18 Mar 2019

Gov Reynolds to Hold Press Conference in Council Bluffs Regarding Flooding

By Pat Garrett

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

 

18 Mar 2019

Iowa Libertarians Convene for the 2019 Libertarian Party of Iowa State Convention on March 29-30 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

By Libertarian Party of Iowa

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.

16 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

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

16 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for 15 Additional Counties

By Pat Garrett

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.

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