23 Feb 2019

Q&A with Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on E-Verify

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 22, 2019) —

Q: What is the E-Verify program?

A: The E-Verify program updated employment verification measures that were enacted with comprehensive immigration reform signed into law by President Reagan. For the first time in our history, Congress made it a federal crime to employ undocumented workers.

23 Feb 2019

Women’s Group Reacts to Trump Administration Bar on Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare Providers from Federal Family Planning Program

By Anna Zuccaro

WASHINGTON DC (February 22, 2019) — Earlier today, 

23 Feb 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, February 25 — Sunday, March 3, 2019.

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

 

Monday, February 25

Lt Gov Gregg visits Amana Woolen Mill

800 48th Ave

Amana, IA 52203

11:30AM

 

Lt Gov Gregg visits Rantizo

105 Iowa Ave, Suite 231

23 Feb 2019

Iowa Democrats’ Statement on Tom Vilsack

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2019) — In response to the news that former Governor and US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will not seek the Democratic nomination for US Senate in 2020 against Joni Ernst, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price issued the following statement:

22 Feb 2019

New Bill Can Improve Health Care for Many Iowans

By SenatePress

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 22, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and legislative Republicans are determined to stick with Iowa’s troubled privatized Medicaid.

We must, therefore, make urgently needed improvements to ensure Iowans get the services they need; pay health care providers correctly and on time; and give Iowans more decision-making power in how Medicaid is run, rather than employees of out-of-state, for-profit companies.

22 Feb 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Alan Heavens as District Court Judge

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 22, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced her appointment of Alan Heavens as district court judge in Judicial Election District 1A yesterday.   Heavens, of Garnavillo, Iowa, received his undergraduate degree from the University of St Thomas in St Paul, Minnesota, and his law degree from the University of St Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He currently serves as the Clayton County Attorney.

21 Feb 2019

Secretary of State Paul Pate Joins Election Cyber-Security Panel at National Governors Association Meeting

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 21, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will participate in an election cybersecurity forum during the National Governors Association’s winter meeting in Washington DC on Friday. Sec Pate was invited to join a panel of election security experts for a session titled “Who is Minding the Ballot Box?”.

21 Feb 2019

Quad City Federation of Labor Endorses Mike Matson for Mayor of Davenport

By Julia L McMeekan

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 21, 2019) — The Quad City Federation of Labor is the source of political action for union members and allies in the Iowa counties of Scott, Muscatine, and Louisa. Due to the overwhelming nature of political agendas negatively effecting Iowa workers, it is necessary to endorse candidates running for local office.

21 Feb 2019

Representative Tony McCombie First Female Elected as The Illinois House Republican Organization Chair

By Elizabeth Buckwalter

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2019) — The Illinois House Republican Organization has elected State Representative Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) to be the HRO chairman for this upcoming election cycle in 2020.

20 Feb 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Rep Kevin Brady: Lower Tax Refunds Show How the Republican Tax Cut is Keeping Money in Your Hands All Year

By Grassley Press

PRESS RELEASE (February 20, 2019) — When Republicans transformed America’s broken tax code for the first time in three decades, then-Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi famously predicted “this is Armageddon” for the nation’s economy.

Barely a year later, how things have changed.

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