CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (May 22, 2019) — The student(s) listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University this May. A commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 19, 2019, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led a bicameral group of lawmakers in introducing the Opioid Crisis Accountability and Results Act, as Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan announced a lawsuit today against former Purdue Pharma CEO Richard Sackler and seven family members who served on Purdue’s Board of Directors for deliberately misrepresenting the risks of the drug OxyContin.  

CLIVE, IOWA (May 21, 2019) — A Davenport man closed out his college career by winning a $50,000 lottery prize.

“I actually bought the ticket on the day of my graduation,” Jonathan Labrador, 22, told officials on Monday as he claimed his “Frogger Level II” prize at the lottery’s regional office in Cedar Rapids. “It’s just unbelievable. There are no words to describe. It’s just like going on a rollercoaster in five seconds.”

WASHINGTON DC (May 21, 2019) — Congressional leaders and Administration officials are negotiating an agreement to raise the discretionary-spending caps while increasing the debt ceiling. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: