ROME, GEORGIA (May 10, 2019) — Morgan Thomas of Muscatine, Iowa, was named to the Spring 2019 Dean's List at Berry College. The Dean's List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces Iowans set a record for most new business-filings in a single month during April 2019. Sec Pate’s Business Services Division processed 2,326 filings for new businesses in April. The previous one-month record was 2,204, set in March of 2018.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2019) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has filed five lawsuits in Dickinson, Woodbury, Story, Muscatine, and Benton counties alleging contractors conducted illegal excavations that damaged underground utility lines in violation of the “Iowa One Call” law.

Four of the five cases were resolved with consent decrees, with civil penalties totaling $12,500. The four defendants admitted to the violations and agreed not to violate the One Call law.

WASHINGTON DC (May 9, 2019) — Today, Representatives Dave Loebsack (IA-02) and Sam Graves (MO-06) introduced a resolution in Congress to honor teachers. H Res 363 recognizes the roles and contributions of America’s teachers to building and enhancing the Nation’s civic, cultural, and economic well-being.

National Teacher Appreciation Week runs May 6th through May 10th this year.