24 Sep 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Prepares Volunteer Initiative for State Employees

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 24, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds has directed the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to develop a volunteer policy to help encourage state employees make a difference in their communities through volunteerism. DAS will collaborate with all state-department directors to consider how the policy best functions to benefit employees in all departments.

24 Sep 2019

Welfare Checks Turn Deadly: You Might Want to Think Twice Before Calling the Cops

By John W Whitehead

“Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves [lives] every day in fear that their behavior will be misconstrued as suspicious, intoxicated, or hostile by law enforcement.” — Steve Silberman, The New York Times

24 Sep 2019

Terracon Foundation Awards Grant to Living Lands and Waters

By Kathleen Logan

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 24, 2019) — The Terracon Foundation announced a $2,500 grant to Living Lands and Waters, a river-cleanup organization that hosts river-cleanups, educational workshops, tree-plantings, invasive-species removal projects, and other key conservation efforts in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee.

24 Sep 2019

EPA Announces Water Workforce Initiative to Help Recruit and Prepare the Next Generation of Clean Water Professionals

By Ben Washburn

WASHINGTON DC (September 24, 2019) — Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Water Workforce Initiative to help cities and communities across the country facing critical staffing shortages for the operation and maintenance of essential drinking water and wastewater-infrastructure.

24 Sep 2019

Monmouth College Music Groups Grow in Sound, Stature; First Performance September 28

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 24, 2019) — If the sound of this year's Monmouth College's music program seems bigger, that's because it is.

24 Sep 2019

Loebsack Statement on Recent Developments in the Whistle Blower Case Against President Trump

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (September 24, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement after recent developments in the whistleblower case regarding President Trump.

24 Sep 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Voter Registration Day Proclamation

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 24, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring September 24, 2019, as Voter Registration Day in Iowa.

24 Sep 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Pelosi Announcement of Impeachment Inquiry

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (September 24, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), president pro tempore of the Senate, issued the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) formally announced an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

23 Sep 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Statement on the Whistle Blower Complaint Regarding President Trump and Ukraine

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (September 23, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement today in response to the recently revealed whistle blower complaint that was made against President Trump after his apparent attempt to pressure Ukraine into investigating the son of former Vice President Biden by threatening to withhold military-support.

23 Sep 2019

The Women In Sustainable Ag Conference is Just around the Corner

By Women, Food, and Agriculture Network

AMES, IOWA (September 23, 2019) — Food justice advocate Miah Ulysse will be the keynote speaker at the 6th national Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference, taking place October 17-19, 2019 at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel in downtown St Paul. Her keynote, “Working in Harmony to Transform the Food System,” includes her insights on ways to be effective change-agents in local food systems without succumbing to burnout.

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