by Pat Grassley We took our first vote of the 2022 Legislative Session this week in the Iowa House. It was a vote I was very proud to cast because it’ll help support our renewable fuels industry here in Iowa. Good for Farmers. Good for Consumers. Good for Biofuels. Governor Reynolds has been working with […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 3, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the recent beef packer court settlement and the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into potential price disparities and anticompetitive practices in the live cattle market. “Iowa’s hardworking livestock producers have waited more than two years while the DOJ investigates […]
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds signed the final extension of the state’s Public Health Disaster Emergency Proclamation today, announcing it will expire at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. The signed proclamation can be found here. The proclamation was first issued in accordance with the Governor’s executive authority on March 17, 2020, to enable […]
The Iowa senators were part of a bipartisan group who called on the Biden administration to take a number of actions for a stronger RFS and to support biofuel. WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and several other Democrats and Republicans on a […]
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the opening of another round of funding opportunities for employers, nonprofits, educational and community groups seeking to provide high school youth with internship opportunities. Now available for the fourth consecutive year, Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Project grants are designed to help youth explore and prepare […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello District 41! Week three is in the books. That fact is hard to believe. The pressure of the first legislative deadline approaching is clearly felt in the Capitol with many bills finding their way through subcommittee meetings and committee debate. The deadlines are in place to get the bulk of […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds today awarded $1.4 million in grants to 38 Iowa employers and partner organizations who are launching projects to help Iowans achieve postsecondary training and education. Combined, the Employer Innovation Fund awards will boost workforce talent by helping 3,542 Iowans earn non-credit and for-credit credentials that will enable […]
Central Iowa seeder project aims to increase adoption of cover crops, provide water quality benefits in priority watersheds DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 27, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has entered into a cooperative agreement with Polk County, the City of Des […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in December, down from 3.7 percent in November and 3.7 percent a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent. The total number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 57,900 in December, down 3,800 from November. The total number of working […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging civic-minded Iowans to assist voters in the 2022 elections by becoming poll workers. Tuesday, January 25 is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Iowa deploys around 10,000 poll workers for each statewide election. Poll workers are a crucial component of Iowa’s elections. They check-in voters, […]
