DES MOINES, IOWA (December 5, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted her efforts to reduce recidivism in Iowa during the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Meeting. Gov Reynolds highlighted her 2nd chance initiatives and how those tie into the state’s overall workforce-development plan. This quarterly meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board occurred at Indiana Women’s Prison in Indianapolis.

WASHINGTON DC (December 5, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Ron Johnson (R-WI), respectively chairmen of the Senate Finance, Commerce, and Government Affairs Committees, are together seeking more fulsome answers in response to an August letter from Sen Grassley that raised concerns about staff-departures, low morale, and low productivity at the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 4, 2019) — George Anderson, a 13-year teaching veteran who presents his history classes as hands-on, problem-solving opportunities, is the Iowa Department of Education’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Governor Kim Reynolds announced today at Cedar Rapids’ Kennedy High School. 

WASHINGTON DC (December 3, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley honoring Sen Johnny Isakson’s years of service:

In this town of Washington, D.C., where a lot of people think they are the most important person in the room, Johnny Isakson is known for his unassuming manner.

He’s unfailingly kind and considerate to senators and staff alike.