DES MOINES, IOWA (December 3, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 5 (EO5) requiring all new contracts for the purchase of state vehicles with diesel engines to have written support from the manufacturer to use B20 biodiesel (a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum-based diesel) or more. Gov Reynolds signed the executive order at the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting in Des Moines.

WASHINGTON DC (December 3, 2019) — Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the protests in Iran:

Recently, thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets to protest their country’s corrupt regime.

Frustrated by a lack of opportunity and constant political repression, these largely young and non-violent protesters have stood up to say enough.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 2, 2019) — For the first time in state history, there are more than 2 million active voters in Iowa heading into a general election year. Secretary of State Paul Pate announces that 2,014,226 Iowans are registered to vote in the state. That is the most ever at the start of December prior to a general election.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 2, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Jeffrey Bert as a district court judge in the Seventh Judicial District.

Bert, of Bettendorf, Iowa, currently practices law with the Brooks Law Firm PC in Davenport and Rock Island. He received his undergraduate degree from Iowa State University and his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.