SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 29, 2019) — This week, the Judicial Criminal Committee unanimously voted to support DCFS and an Adult Protective Service Workers.

HB1482, sponsored by Representative Tony McCombie, adds protections to DCFS and Adult Protective Service employees from assault, the same protections applied to teachers, police/fire, and other emergency responders who protect those in harm’s way.

PRESS RELEASE (March 29, 2019) — The Adrian Rubin Scholarship was created with our leaders of the future (current students) in mind. Over the years, college has become increasingly expensive and necessary. This scholarship serves the purpose of being able to help one student get closer to achieving their goal of landing their dream career without having to rack up hundreds of thousands of student loan debt in order to do so.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 28, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation today in response to flooding and flash flooding beginning March 13 and continuing.

The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for Greene County.

WASHINGTON DC (March 28, 2019) — The US Food and Drug Administration today approved Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) injections for treatment of adults with a certain type of inflammatory arthritis called non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) with objective signs of inflammation. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for nr-axSpA.