MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 15, 2019) — The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring their new "Pushing the Limits" World Tour to Moline at the TaxSlayer Center on March 22 at 2PM. Globetrotters' fans will experience even bigger moments and memories, including a live world record attempt at each game. Plus, many markets will feature a glow in the dark performance. 

HAWARDEN, IOWA (November 15, 2019) — US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey today announced USDA has invested $7.2 million in high-speed broadband-infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for rural households and farms in Iowa and South Dakota.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 14, 2019) — Students from 17 area high schools joined at River Bend Foodbank to celebrate their accomplishments over the past 6 weeks. This year, students provided 568,317 meals to help feed the hungry in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 14, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits announced the addition of Paul Kleinhans-Schulz as the team’s new Assistant General Manager on Thursday afternoon. Kleinhans-Schulz spent the 2019 baseball season serving in the same role for the Fort Myers Miracle.

IOWA FALLS, IOWA (November 14, 2019) — Don't miss this chance to speak with school board members, superintendents, and expert practitioners from across the state and nation — including Education and Creativity Expert, Sir Ken Robinson.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 14, 2019) — Tony Knobbe, Scott County Board Chair announced the appointment of Angela Kersten as Scott County Engineer. The Board formally approved her appointment at their meeting on November 14 at 5PM. Kersten’s official start date will be January 1, 2020. Knobbe indicated the Board members were pleased they were able to appoint an internal candidate with a great level of experience and qualifications.

PELLA, IOWA (11/14/2019) — Andrew Green, professor of political science at Central College, will present "From the Iowa Caucuses to the White House: Understanding Donald Trump's 2016 Electoral Victory in Iowa" at 7PM, Monday, November 18, in the Boat/Moore rooms of Maytag Student Center.

The presentation is the second of five in the college's 2019-20 Faculty Lecture Series with a focus on civic engagement. It is free and open to the public.

WASHINGTON DC (November 14, 2019) — The Department of Homeland Security will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the 

US president Donald Trump "elevated his political interest above the national interest and demanded foreign interference in an American election," Peter Beinart asserts at The Atlantic. "What's received less attention is what the scandal reveals about Joe Biden: He showed poor judgment because his staff shielded him from hard truths. If that sounds faintly familiar, it's because that same tendency underlay Hillary Clinton's email woes in 2016."

WASHINGTON DC (November 14, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on obstacles farmers face:

 

A five-year decline in farm income, retaliatory tariffs on US ag-commodities, disrupted renewable biofuel policies, devastating natural disasters, and now shortages of LP gas needed to dry harvested grain add to the growing burdens weighing heavily on the minds of farmers.

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