DUBUQUE, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — University of Dubuque will present its seventh annual Christmas at Heritage Center at 7:30PM Friday, December 6, in John and Alice Butler Hall. Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music, will headline this year’s celebration.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued the following statement in response to ACT’s national release of assessment results, which show Iowa’s average composite score tied for first in the country among states that tested more than half of students in the Class of 2019:

ANKENY, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — The newly-elected chair and others from the Iowa Biodiesel Board testified at the Environmental Protection Agency’s public hearing on the supplemental proposal for meeting the volume-requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard. The IBB joined other industry leaders in asking EPA to account for the effect of past small-refinery exemptions and increase advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel-volumes that drive growth in renewable-fuel production.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — Back From The Brink: Saved From Extinction 3D, a stunning new Giant Screen film adventure narrated by Claire Danes, captures remarkable comeback stories of endangered species from around the world — which are rebounding thanks to human efforts to save them. The film opens on Saturday in the Putnam’s GIANT Screen Theater.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the impeachment campaign:

 

On January 20, 2017, President Trump was sworn into office and became our nation’s 45th president.

Now, most presidents enjoy what political scientists refer to as a “honeymoon” period, where they are given a chance to push their agenda and partisan politics take a backseat.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald is looking to reunite owners this Veteran's Day with their lost and forgotten cherished treasurers. "In addition to money, we have an assortment of mementos from safe-deposit box contents waiting to be reclaimed," Fitzgerald said. "The contents include pictures of soldiers' overseas, jewelry, cards, love-letters, and war medals."

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2019) — Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are the top vote-getters among presidential candidates in Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll. Thousands of students across the state voted in the poll on Tuesday.

Politicians lie. Not all of them. Not every time. But most of them, from both "major" political parties, lie. A lot. It's not always easy to tell when they're lying. It's not always easy to prove they're lying. Often, it's not even easy to tell if they're just lying to us or to themselves as well. Some politicians want Facebook to stop politicians from lying. They phrase that desire as a request for Facebook to "fact-check" content posted by politicians, especially political advertising.

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