QUAD CITIES (June 25, 2019) — All Sweat Productions is excited to announce the lineup for a brand-new music festival, Sweatstock, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. The inaugural festival will be held August 16-17 at Murphy Park in East Moline, Illinois. 

WASHINGTON DC (June 25, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley joined Sen David Perdue in leading an effort to cut government waste and ensure that only the highest-performing federal employees are serving the American people.

AMES, IOWA (June 25, 2019) — The Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's List honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Carly Bates of Muscatine, Iowa

Corina Bates of Muscatine, IA

Adam Borders of Blue Grass, Iowa

Lauren Brewer of Bettendorf, Iowa

Makayla Buck of Davenport, Iowa

Claire Campbell of De Witt, Iowa

Julia Campbell of De Witt, IA

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2019) — Godsmack will extend their in-progress world tour with additional dates taking the band into the fall.The new shows, with Halestorm supporting, kick off September 20 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and wrap October 18 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tickets for the fall shows go on sale Friday, June 28 at 10AM (local time).

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 24, 2019) — Iowa is getting some much-needed updates to our state’s criminal penalties.

A bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform bill, SF589, passed the Legislature unanimously this year, and was signed into law by [Governor Kim Reynolds] on May 16. The bill goes into effect on July 1.

WASHINGTON DC (June 24, 2019) — The US Supreme Court has rejected the government’s claim that it can censor speech it considers distasteful, striking down as unconstitutional a federal statute that allows the government to reject trademark applications for “immoral” or “scandalous” brand-names.

WASHINGTON DC (June 24, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley is seeking a review of allegations put forward by Senate Democrats, which called into question how the Social Security Trustees Report presented its predictions on solvency for the Social Security Trust Funds.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 24, 2019) — In 2018, it was reported that approximately 550 people were experiencing homelessness each night in the Quad Cities. Christian Care, similar to other shelters, works hard to provide adequate shelter, but also consistently sees more people in need of help. In response to this problem, Christian Care is adding a new dorm to their facility which will include 6 new beds for homeless men in the community.

On June 21, President Donald Trump informed the world (via tweet) that, after getting US forces "cocked and loaded" to carry out strikes on Iranian targets the night before, he had canceled those strikes at the last minute rather than prospectively kill 150 people. "Not proportionate," he wrote, "to [Iranian forces] shooting down an unmanned drone" earlier that week.

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