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Gov. Reynolds announces $5M investment to Help Boost Food Bank Capacity

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 6, 2023

On May 31, Gov. Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced a $5 million investment in food banks and food pantry networks to help more Iowans in need get access to fresh, nutritious food.

Capitol Hill Report, 05-31-2023

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 6, 2023

Capitol Hill Report, 05-31-2023

Gov. Reynolds: Empowering Parents Wasn’t a Slogan, It Was a Promise

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, applications for the Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program opened at 8:00 am – prompting thousands of applications from Iowa families.

Grassley Calls On Nutrition Advisory Committee To Halt Dietary Recommendations Until Conflicts Of Interest Are Resolved

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 5, 2023

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is continuing to push for transparency from the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services regarding members of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) who may bring serious conflicts of interest to their work on the committee.

Gov. Reynolds Releases Video Message for ESA Launch

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, Gov. Reynolds released the following video message in response to applications for her landmark Student First Education Savings Account (ESA) program becoming available at 8:00 AM CT.

Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues Biden Administration Over Illegal Open Borders Policies

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 5, 2023

Attorney General Bird joined 18 other states in a lawsuit Wednesday to challenge the Biden Administration’s “Circumvention of Legal Pathways” immigration rule.

Capitol Hill Report, 05-26-2023

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 5, 2023

Capitol Hill Report, 05-26-2023

Supreme Court Rejects EPA Overreach in WOTUS Case

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 4, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) onerous Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) regulations.

Grassley, Wicker: It’s High Time For Federal Bureaucrats To Return To The Office And Get To Work

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 4, 2023

U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are calling on federal employees to return to their taxpayer-funded offices or get rid of unused office space that continues to lie vacant.

Gov. Reynolds Authorizes Iowa National Guard and Dept. of Public Safety Deployment for Operation Lone Star

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 3, 2023

On May 30, Gov. Reynolds authorized the deployment of approximately 100 Iowa National Guard troops and 30 Department of Public Safety personnel to help secure the U.S. Southern border.

Grassley, Sanders, Braun, Warren, Wyden Urge Secretary of Defense to Investigate Price Gouging from U.S. Defense Contractors

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 3, 2023

Following a CBS News investigation uncovering repeated instances of defense contractors overcharging the Department of Defense (DOD) to secure excess profits of 40 to 50 percent, costing the U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III to launch a thorough investigation.

Comer & Grassley Blast FBI for Refusing to Provide Subpoenaed Record Alleging Then-VP Biden Engaged in a Bribery Scheme

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 3, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) this are blasting FBI Director Christopher Wray for defying a congressional subpoena for an unclassified record alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.

Johnson and Grassley to Durham: Why Did Former FBI Officials Not Cooperate With Your Investigation?

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 2, 2023

Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Special Counsel John Durham determined on getting to the bottom of the lack of cooperation by senior Justice Department officials and other witnesses central to his investigation.

Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Scott County in Response to Building Collap

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 2, 2023

On May 29, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Scott County in response to the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport on May 28.

Senator Grassley Backs the Blue in Coralville

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 2, 2023

In continuation of National Police Week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), former chairman and a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, this gave an address at the Iowa Police Chiefs Association’s 36th Annual Conference in Coralville.

ACRU’s Lori Roman: 'We applaud' Iowa policymakers who 'fight to preserve and maintain constitutional rights like permitless carry'

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 1, 2023

The head of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) has called Iowa's policy of allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit an affirmation of citizens' rights to keep and bear arms.

Gov. Reynolds Announces New Staff to Administration

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 1, 2023

On May 26, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced new staff joining her administration.

Cramer, Grassley, And Colleagues: EPA’s Proposed Rule Hurts Small Businesses And Rural America

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 1, 2023

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), along with U.S. Rep John Joyce (R-Pa.) and 82 bicameral colleagues, in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw portions of a proposal which would place more stringent vapor emissions requirements on small gasoline bulk plants.

Gov. Reynolds Signs Several Bills Related to Education

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Gov. Reynolds released the following statement after signing several bills relating to education:

Attorney General Bird Response to Supreme Court WOTUS Decision Protecting Iowa Farmers and Landowners

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after SCOTUS issued a decision in Sackett v. EPA to protect American landowners.

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