DUBUQUE, IOWA (February 11, 2020) — University of Dubuque Heritage Center continues season three of its BITE Size Series with Darryl Van Leer Presents The Norm of Greatness: A Tribute to Dr Martin Luther King Jr at 7:30PM, Monday, March 16, and 3:30PM Tuesday, March 17, in Babka Theatre.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 11, 2020) — Leon Bridges, Of Monsters and Men, Tyler Childers, KALEO, Old Crow Medicine Show, Khruangbin, Tanya Tucker, Wallows, and more have been announced to perform at the Hinterland Music Festival on Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles, Iowa.

WASHINGTON DC (February 10, 2020) — Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) today endorsed Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s (R-IA) bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, growing the ranks of Senate Republican support.

WASHINGTON DC (January 10, 2020) — The Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget proposal today, outlining the President’s tax and spending priorities over the next decade. By the Administration’s own estimates, the budget would balance within 15 years and put debt on a downward path relative to the economy after 2022.

WASHINGTON DC (February 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will begin his annual tradition of holding question-and-answer sessions with Iowans in every county this year for the 40th year in a row on Friday, February 14, with meetings in Johnson County, Cedar County, and Jones County.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (February 10, 2020) — Applications are now being accepted from Iowa high school seniors in the class of 2020 to represent Iowa at the 2020 National Youth Science Camp (NYSCamp) in Davis, West Virginia. Two students from each state, Washington DC and 8 countries will attend the all-expenses-paid program which is held from June 22 through July 15, 2020. The Iowa Academy of Science works with the Iowa Governor's Office to advertise and select Iowa's delegates. 

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2020) — DeBow Freed, the ninth president of Monmouth College, who successfully guided the institution through challenging economic times in the 1970s, died Feb. 8, 2020, at his home in Ada, Ohio. He was 94.

WASHINGTON DC (February 10, 2020) — Representative Dave Loebsack issued the following statement today after President Trump released his budget for Fiscal Year 2021.

WASHINGTON DC (February 10, 2020) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the retirement of Evelyn Birkby:

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Today, I’d like to pay tribute to a remarkable Iowan. She’s one of the longest-serving newspaper columnists in America.

She has an uncommon work ethic, having never missed a deadline in seventy years.

Her weekly commentary in the Shenandoah Valley News blanketed her close-knit community in Southwest Iowa for seven decades.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 10, 2020) — City of Davenport will observe President’s Day as a holiday on Monday, February 17, 2020.

All City of Davenport offices and the Public Works Center 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.

Vander Veer Conservatory will be closed.

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