WASHINGTON DC (July 22, 2019) — Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and John Cornyn (R-TX) — all senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee with exclusive jurisdiction over the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) — sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler raising serious concerns with the EPA’s recent “FOIA Regulations Update” final rule, asking him to reconsider the rule or provide

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 22, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits moved back into a tie for the most shutouts in Minor League Baseball by blanking the Bowling Green Hot Rods 1-0 on Monday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The victory allowed the Bandits to take two out of three games in the set. The team will close the regular season with a 16-5 record against opponents from the Eastern Division.

The controversy around President Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting "The Squad" — four Democratic members of Congress who are all women, all people "of color," and all of whom Trump seems to think aren't "from America" (one came from Somalia as a young woman and became a US citizen at 17; the rest are "natural born" US citizens) — largely centers around perceptions of his personal bigotry.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 22, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller announced that a coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a proposed settlement with Equifax as the result of an investigation into a massive 2017 data breach. The investigation found that Equifax’s failure to maintain a reasonable security system enabled hackers to penetrate its systems, exposing the data of 56 percent of American adults — the largest-ever breach of consumer data.

WASHINGTON DC (July 22, 2019) — President Ronald Reagan designated the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day as a way to celebrate America’s dairy industry. Since then, Americans — including me — have happily fulfilled their civic duty by indulging in one of the nation’s favorite treats. This is particularly true here in Iowa, which is home to the Ice Cream Capital of the World.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (07/22/2019) — Monmouth College philosophy and religious studies professor Ermine Algaier has had an eventful summer.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 22, 2019) — Today, the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation launched a web-based filing-system for attorneys, workers, employers, and insurers. The new Workers’ Compensation Electronic System (WCES) will allow the Division to transition from paper filing to electronic filing.

 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (July 22, 2019) — While some may be relaxing by the pool or working at a summer job, Alexis Sweeney from Davenport, Iowa, joined more than 700 other Belmont University students who participated in one of 45 faculty-led Maymester and Summer Study Abroad programs. Sweeney spent time in Belmont's South Africa & Tanzania program for college credit this summer.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 21, 2019) — Alex Holderbach’s second walk-off home-run of the season propelled the Quad Cities River Bandits past the Bowling Green Hot Rods 4-3 on Sunday evening at Modern Woodmen Park. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the bases empty, Holderbach drove a fast-ball from Hot Rods reliever Cristofer Ogando over the wall in right-field to spark a celebration near home-plate. The catcher’s first walk-off home-run came in the 12th inning of the home-opener

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