QUAD CITIES (April 1, 2019) — Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (April 1, 2019) — In defense of significant coverage gains and key patient protection provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the American Medical Association (AMA) and other leading physician organizations today filed an amicus brief in the case of Texas v United States.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 1, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits, Class-A Affiliate of the Houston Astros, will open their season in Burlington, Iowa, because of heavy flooding and new improvements to the railroads, the team announced today. The ballpark itself remains in pristine condition, well-protected from the floods, but getting the players, staff, equipment, and fans in and out of the ballpark remains a challenge.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2019) — As part of Iowa’s effort to strengthen or expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs within the health-care industry, three organizations were selected by Iowa Workforce Development to receive funding. They include: Broadlawns Medical Center; Kirkwood Community College; and the University of Iowa College of Nursing.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg announced the start of the fifth-annual Give Back Iowa Challenge on Monday. The challenge is issued to employers and runs from April 1-May 31, 2019, to engage Iowans in employer-supported volunteering.

DES MOINES– Today, Governor Kim Kim Reynolds announced her appointments of Gina Badding and Amy Moore as district court judges in Judicial Election District 2B.   Badding, of Carroll, Iowa, received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Iowa. She currently practices law with Neu, Minnich, Comito, Halbur, Neu, and Badding PC in Carroll.

WASHINGTON DC (April 1, 2019) — To mark Equal Pay Day (April 2), the day that symbolizes how women, on average, have to work around three months longer to earn what men did the previous year, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched a multi-pronged effort to close the pay gap by 2030.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2019) — Here is information about Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s schedule this week. The Senate is in session. 

QUAD CITIES (April 1, 2019) — Quad Cities Christian School has announced beginning May 1, Jeremy Steiner will become the new superintendent of both campuses, which encompasses a leadership responsibility of pre-school through 12th grade. In the 1970’s, Moline Gospel Temple proudly established one of the Quad Cities’ premier Christian schools with hundreds of graduates being accepted into the finest colleges and careers in America.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 1, 2019) — In the Iowa Business Council (IBC) quarterly economic outlook survey, members express economic optimism but challenges remain in attracting and retaining a quality workforce. This has been a consistent theme throughout the past year for IBC members, with nearly 70 percent of IBC members citing either engineering, IT, or health=care as key job positions they are unable or struggling to fill within the state.  

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