29 Apr 2019

Upper Iowa University and Augustana Student-Athletes Bestowed 2019 NSIC Britton and Kelly Awards

By Karl Easttorp

BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA (April 29, 2019) — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) announced Augustana University's Kirby Hora as the 2019 Dr William Britton Scholar-Athlete Award winner and Upper Iowa University's Anna Winter as the 2019 Willis R Kelly Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

29 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the EpiPen: A Case Study in the Value of Oversight to Find Legislative Solutions

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 29, 2019) — Prepared Floor Statement by US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa; Chairman, US Senate Finance Committee:

EpiPen: A Case Study in the Value of Oversight to Find Legislative Solutions

 

Mr. President,

I’d like to call attention to an issue that has affected many families in Iowa and throughout the country: The cost of prescription drugs.

29 Apr 2019

Quad City Arts to Host Exhibitions by Artists Karen Austin and Maureen Healy Mossman

By Dawn Wohlford-Metallo

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 29, 2019) — On exhibit from May 10 through June 21, 2019, will be photographs by Karen Austin of Camanche, Iowa, and paintings by Maureen Healy Mossman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

29 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Leads Bipartisan Bill Requiring FTC Study of the Role, Behavior, and Recent Merger Activity of Prescription Drug Supply Chain Middlemen

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 29, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington today introduced legislation requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study the role and recent merger activity of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as well as possible anticompetitive behavior.

29 Apr 2019

9/11 Every Month — Where's the Outrage?

By Thomas L Knapp

The headline on Hans Bader's piece at the Foundation for Economic Education is true as far as it goes: "Lifting the Ban on Kidney Sales Would Save 30,000 American Lives Annually." Bader draws on an earlier essay by Ilya Somin at The Volokh Conspiracy, who in turn riffs on findings published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

29 Apr 2019

Bandits Split 04/28 Doubleheader with LumberKings

By Jason Kempf

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 28, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits split a doubleheader with the Clinton LumberKings on Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits scored five runs in the fifth inning of the first game to pull away for a 6-1 victory. Clinton bounced back with a 3-1 victory in the nightcap as the teams also split the four-game series.

27 Apr 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: Prevention is a Critical Tool in The Fight against Addiction

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (April 27, 2019) ― Opioid addiction has devastated the United States over the past decade. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 100 people in the United States die from opioid overdoses each day. In 2017, there was a total of 70,237 drug overdose deaths ― opioids were involved in 47,600 overdose deaths.

27 Apr 2019

Reps Tony McCombie and Andrew Chesney, Sen Neil Anderson to Host Graduated Income-Tax Town-Hall Meeting in Morrison

By David Kubik

 

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 27, 2019) ― Representatives Tony McCombie and Andrew Chesney, along with Senator Neil Anderson, announced that they will be holding a Graduated Income-Tax Town-Hall Meeting in Morrison the morning of Saturday, May 11.

27 Apr 2019

Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) Announces FREE Live Blues Event

By Mississippi Valley Blues Society

PRESS RELEASE (April 27, 2019) ― The Mississippi Valley Blues Society is "Keeping the Blues Alive!" by bringing Top-notch Blues Bands to Quad Cities.

Returning to the Quad Cities by popular demand! Southern California Blues Band Orphan Jon and The Abandoned:

Date: Sunday, May 5

27 Apr 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints Sharon Soorholtz Greer and David May to the Court of Appeals

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 27, 2019) ― Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointments of Sharon Soorholtz Greer and David May as judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals.

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