DES MOINES, IOWA (January 15, 2020) — The following students have been named to the honors list for the Fall 2019 semester at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must attain a grade point average (GPA) between 3.50 and 3.749, in their most recent semester, for a minimum of six credit hours.

WASHINGTON DC (January 15, 2020) — Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on US-Iran policy-correction:

When President Obama signed the Iran deal, we were led to believe that this rapprochement with the Iranian regime would induce it to moderate its aggressive foreign policy and that it would likely spend the money made available through the deal on economic development for its people.

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (January 14, 2020) — Cedarville University recently released the fall 2019 Dean's Honor List. This recognition required students to maintain a 3.75 GPA for the semester while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours. The following local students were named to Cedarville University Dean's Honor List for the 2019 fall semester:

Erika Parks of Rock Island, IL

Jonathan Builta of Rock Island, IL

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 14, 2020) — The City of Davenport will observe the birthday of Dr Martin Luther King Jr as a holiday on Monday, January 20, 2020.

All City of Davenport & Public Works offices will be closed.

Parks and Recreation administrative offices will be closed.

Police Department front desk and records office will be closed.

Library Main, Fairmount, and Eastern branches will be closed.

River’s Edge facility will be open.

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (January 14, 2020) — Jayden Anderson of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, was named to the Cedarville University Dean's List for fall 2019. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has proposed his Plan for Educators, Students, and our Future focused on preschool and K-12 education.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 14, 2020) — In December, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students participated in ceremonies celebrating the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. As these students donned their caps and gowns — some of them the first in their family to do so — they embarked on a long journey that will forever be connected to their time at the UI as Hawkeyes.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 14, 2020) — Ducks Unlimited and its conservation partners applaud the announcement Tuesday by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds encouraging legislators to improve water quality and soil health by fully funding the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 14, 2020) — United Way of the Quad Cities will host more than 40 leaders of local non-profit organizations on January 16, 8-9:30AM, for the first session of their new BOLD Institute, a program aimed at strengthening and supporting human-service nonprofits to increase their ability to create change in the region. This event will be held at The Birchwood Fields Learning Center, 4620 E 53rd Street, in Davenport.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 14, 2020) — In today's Condition of the State address, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recommended fully funding the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund in her 2020 budget. Voters approved the trust fund in 2010 to conserve Iowa's natural resources, but has remained unfunded for the past decade.

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