DES MOINES, IOWA (July 8, 2019) — Whenever the public is confused about the law, the potential for fraud is high. That maxim applies to hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products. The 2019 Iowa Hemp Act and recent changes in federal law have led to questions about what is legal and safe in Iowa.

In mid-May, San Francisco, California became the first American city to ban use of facial-recognition surveillance-technology by its police department and other city agencies. That's a wise and ethical policy, as a July 7 piece at the Washington Post proves.

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (July 5, 2019) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor's List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the spring 2019 semester. UW-Platteville, founded in 1866, has been named the best in Wisconsin for annual return on investment for the fourth consecutive year by Payscale and the best in the state (and seventh nationally) for employment by Zippia, the Career Expert.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 7, 2019) — The Cedar Rapids Kernels used another impressive performance from a starting pitcher to beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 5-2 on Sunday night at Modern Woodmen Park. Kai-Wei Teng tossed 7.0 innings and allowed just one unearned run on four hits to pick up the win. That unearned run is the only run the Bandits have put up in 16.0 innings against Cedar Rapids’ two starting pitchers in the series.