12 Nov 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: Cracking Down on Counterfeiting

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (November 12, 2019) — Prepared Floor Remarks by Senator Charles 'Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee:

 

Today, I am here to discuss the critical need to protect American businesses and consumers from the dangers of counterfeits, particularly counterfeit goods sold online.

Counterfeits do incredible damage to our country’s economic competitiveness.

12 Nov 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Ag Sec Mike Naig Leading Trade Mission to Japan

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig are currently leading a 24-member trade-mission delegation to Japan. The mission, which is focused on the food and ag industry, is aimed at expanding trade and investment opportunities and is being coordinated by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA).

12 Nov 2019

Brig Gen Chris Lawson ('88) Says That Liberal Arts Colleges Can Help Influence Military

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 12, 2019) — The keynote speaker at a Veterans Day event at Monmouth College said institutions like Monmouth will play an important role in shaping the military of the future.

Brigadier General Chris Lawson (retired) spoke from experience, as he began his distinguished military career while a student at Monmouth, completing the ROTC training program before graduating in 1988.

12 Nov 2019

New Tracking System "Will Empower Survivors of Sexual Assault," Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Says

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — Iowa will launch a tracking and reporting system for sexual-assault evidence-kits, which will provide transparent status-updates to survivors of rape as well as law-enforcement and medical professionals.

12 Nov 2019

Rep Tony McCombie Makes Another Push for Ethics Reform during Fall Veto Session

By Dan Pelphrey

 

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (November 12, 2019) — “Why does it appear that Governor JB Pritzker, Speaker [Mike] Madigan, and [State Senate] President [John] Cullerton are attempting to slow-walk Ethics Reform during the Fall Veto Session despite recent corruption allegations that brought to light actions by their House and Senate members?” asked Representative Tony McCombie (IL-Savanna) from a Capitol Press Conference on Ethics Reform on Tuesday, November 12.

12 Nov 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Jeanne Shaheen, Reps Jackie Speier, Kelly Armstrong, Zoe Lofgren Introduce Bipartisan Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act to Protect Sexual-Assault Survivors Nationwide

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (November 12, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate to introduce legislation to promote justice for additional survivors of crimes of sexual violence across the country. The Survivors’ Bill of Rights in the States Act encourages states to adopt the same protections for survivors of state sex crimes that already exist at the federal level.

12 Nov 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Releases Agenda for Next FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform Meeting

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds on Tuesday released the agenda for the next FOCUS Committee on Criminal Justice Reform meeting.

12 Nov 2019

Professorship Established at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry

By Jill Hamilton

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2019) — The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation to establish a professorship in Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry. Dr Howard Cowen, a dentist and instructor at the university, was recognized as the professorship's first awardee.

12 Nov 2019

2019 University of Iowa School of Music Choral Collage Includes Local-Area Student-Participation

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (November 12, 2019) -- Almost 150 University of Iowa students in the UI School of Music's University Choir, Camerata, Women's Chorale ensembles recently performaned in the annual Choral Collage staged inside the award-winning Voxman Music Building. Performance is a core component of all of the academic programs at the UI School of Music. Its more than 30 ensembles, large and small, are filled with students pursuing their passion for making music on and off campus.

12 Nov 2019

NASS Launches #TrustedInfo2020: A Public Election Education Initiative

By Kevin Hall

WASHINGTON DC (November 12, 2019) — Today, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) is launching a new initiative called #TrustedInfo2020. The nation's Secretaries of State, 40 of whom serve as their state’s chief election official, along with other state and local election officials are continuously working to inform Americans about the elections process.

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