AMES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — On August 28, NextGen Iowa will register new and returning UNI students to vote as they arrive to campus for the fall semester. From GOP inaction on gun violence and climate change to the racist and violent rhetoric coming out of the White House, young voters are poised to play an outsize role in the outcome of November 2020. NextGen Iowa is hard at work engaging young people across the state about what is at stake in 2020.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues its seventh annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with Women of the World at 7:30PM, Saturday, October 5, in John and Alice Butler Hall.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 24, 2019) — The National Wildlife Federation and Iowa affiliate hosted a forum to discuss climate-change and immigration and the need to address these topics together. Speakers included Karin Stein of Ecomadres and Moms Clean Air Force, Michelle Bruggenthies of the Boundary Waters Action Fund, Somali refugee and Sanders Campaign staffer Abshir Omar, and State Senator Claire Celsi.  

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 24, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits took advantage of a five-run outburst in the fifth inning to run away with an 8-2 win over the Kane County Cougars in front of 6,049 fans on Saturday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Austin Dennis, Trey Dawson, and CJ Stubbs each drove in two runs to spark the offense.