DES MOINES, IOWA (November 27, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Laura Parrish as a district court judge in Judicial Election District 1A. 

Parrish, of Decorah, Iowa, currently practices law with Miller, Pearson, Gloe, Burns, Beatty, and Parrish in Decorah, Iowa. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell College and her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 27, 2019) – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Paul Ahlers as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals.

WASHINGTON DC (November 27, 2019) — Statement for the Record by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee:

 

Q: What’s the progress report since the EPA approved year-round sales of E15?

A: At the start of the busy driving season, the Trump administration approved year-round sales of gasoline blended with 15-percent ethanol, ending the summer ban on the retail sales of E15. The ruling delivered welcome news for Iowa farmers and gave consumers a clean-burning, homegrown fuel choice when they pulled up to the pump this summer.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 26, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds extended two proclamations relating to the transportation of grain and the hours of service for the delivery of propane. 

The governor signed a proclamation extending her September 30, 2019, proclamation that allowed vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, and stover to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross-weight) without a permit, for the duration of this proclamation.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 26, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds pardoned two turkeys at Terrace Hill in Des Moines, continuing a longstanding Thanksgiving tradition celebrating Iowa’s Turkey Industry. Benjamin and Franklin will move from Ponderosa farm to Living History Farms in Urbandale. 

WASHINGTON DC (November 22, 2019) – Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Johnson, (R-WI), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, are requesting investigative records related to a Democratic Party consultant who sought dirt from Ukraine on the Trump campaign in 2016.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 22, 2019) – Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, November 25, 2019-Sunday, December 1, 2019.

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

 

Monday, November 25

Gov Reynolds holds Executive Council Meeting

Robert D Ray Conference Room

Governor’s Office

Iowa State Capitol

10AM

 

Q: What recent federal law was enacted to protect young athletes from abuse?

WASHINGTON DC (November 21, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed his bipartisan legislation, HR4229, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act. Rep Loebsack’s legislation will help improve the accuracy of FCC broadband data maps by changing the way broadband data is collected.

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