DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2020) — At the end of the 2019 calendar year, NextGen Iowa had registered 3,025 voters across the state, coming in 121 percent above the organization’s voter registration goal for 2019. The organization also collected 4,428 pledges to vote, exceeding its 2019 goal by 128 percent. These achievements are thanks to field organizers and volunteers across the state who engaged young people on college campuses, at Pride Festivals, during climate strikes, and more.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 2, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that water-quality infrastructure projects in Davenport, DeSoto, Nora Springs, Osceola, Schleswig, and West Union have been awarded a total of $775,000 in grants. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Gov Reynolds in January 2018.

WASHINGTON DC (December 31, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) marked a series of policy and oversight accomplishments of 2019.

“Serving the people of Iowa as their United States Senator is my first priority and it’s an honor that I take seriously. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and through my extensive oversight efforts, my work focuses on making government more transparent, efficient, and accountable to Iowans and all Americans,” Sen Grassley said.

Q: Why are you looking into the nation’s organ-procurement and transplant system?

A: Advances in medical science, specifically organ-transplants, save lives and give loved-ones a new lease on life. Incredible gifts of life are made possible when family members and even total strangers donate to a patient in need.