DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019)  Today the Iowa Democratic Party announced key hires for the 2020 caucus and general election cycle. These hires aim to fill senior leadership positions and build out an aggressive caucus organizing program.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Today, Iowa’s three Democratic Representatives, Dave Loebsack, Abby Finkenauer, and Cindy Axne, called on the Department of Justice to drop its effort to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which would lead to the loss of patient protections, including for those with pre-existing conditions, reopening the prescription-drug donut hole, removing the ban on lifetime limits, and taking away the ability for young adults to stay on their parents’ health insur

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2019) — Bradley University student, Sydney Ruggles of Rock Island, IL, will present research at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference. This is the oldest regional psychological association in the nation.

Ruggles is part of a study that focused on attitudes towards sexual entitlement in online communities.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) —

Thank you Chairman [Michael] Enzi [R-WY].

I’d like to begin by commending you for putting forward a realistic and responsible budget.

I know that many competing priorities were taken into account.

You made difficult choices and came up with a plan with necessary spending restraint to put us on a path to budget balance.

The budget provides a reasonable and realistic path to budget balance, which we do need to reach.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 27, 2019) — Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2018-19 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Note: For the complete list of all (136) students for this story, please visit:

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019)  As bankruptcy rates among American farmers near record highs, a bipartisan group of US Senators is introducing legislation to help family farms reorganize after falling on hard times.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Today, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced important new steps to modernize breast-cancer screening and help empower patients with more information when they are considering important decisions regarding their breast health care.

WASHINGTON – Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Tina Smith of Minnesota, along with Joni Ernst of Iowa, today introduced three bills that would empower students and their families with better information about the costs of college from the initial college search, through the application process, to accepting financial aid.

WASHINGTON DC (March 27, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Ranking Member Ron Wyden today launched an investigation into the potential abuse of syndicated conservation-easement transactions, which may have allowed some taxpayers to profit from gaming the tax code, and deprived the federal government of billions of dollars in revenue.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 27, 2019) – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF274 into law, which recently passed the Iowa Legislature with bipartisan support. The bill strengthens protections for the freedom of speech and expression at Iowa’s public universities and community colleges.

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