MUSCATINE, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — The Quad City Federation of Labor Executive Board has voted to endorse the following candidates in the local Muscatine area elections on November 5, 2019.

These candidates have completed questionnaires and interviews answering questions about working Iowan’s issues. These candidates have demonstrated that they are dedicated to our Brothers and Sisters in Labor.

 

Muscatine School Board: 4-year term

John Dabeet

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — Apprentices from Quad City Arts Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program are in the final stages of painting four murals on the doors of Davenport’s Freight House. These new panels complement the five panels completed by 2015 Metro Arts apprentices.

WASHINGTON – As the only farmers currently serving in the US Senate, Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are receiving praise from farm and mental-health organizations across the country for the introduction of their Seeding Rural Resilience Act, which aims to curb the rising rate of farmer suicides in America.

"There continues to be meaningful public conversation about how we think about Tweets from world leaders on our service," begins a post at the micro-blogging service's non-micro-blog.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 17, 2019) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a multistate settlement along with 40 states and the District of Columbia requiring Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon Inc, to pay nearly $116.9 million for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical-mesh devices.

ALBIA, IOWA (October 16, 2019) — Today the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the "fix" promised to biofuel and agriculture producers by President Trump to make up for the 1.3 billion gallons lost thanks to 

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Consistent Oversight:

 

We’ve heard a lot about whistleblowers in the past several weeks.

There’s been an outpouring of concern for whistleblowers ever since word came out that there was a whistleblower-complaint that implicates the current administration.

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new supplemental proposed rule to account for gallons waived through Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) in the nation’s biofuel mandate.

WASHINGTON DC (October 15, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the World Food Prize and his salute to Ambassador Ken Quinn:

 

The World Food Prize kicks off this week in Des Moines.

Today, I pay tribute to an outstanding Iowan and president of the foundation.

Ambassador Ken Quinn’s life of service took him from small town Iowa to Southeast Asia and back.

Decades ago, he identified an avenue to peace and prosperity.

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