SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 18, 2019) — The State of Illinois and SEIU Healthcare Illinois reached an agreement to implement rate-increases and release previously-withheld increases for more than 40,000 Department of Human Services low-wage home-care and child-care providers that had been withheld under the former Rauner administration.

SEIU Healthcare Illinois and the Pritzker administration released the following statement announcing the agreement:

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2019) — Keep America Beautiful, the nation's iconic community-improvement nonprofit-organization, presented Keep Iowa Beautiful with its 2018 President's Circle Award recognition at Keep America Beautiful's recent National Conference. The President's Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of Keep America Beautiful in creating clean, green. and beautiful communities.

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Perdue will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, March 19, 2019. He will be joined by farmers, ranchers, producers, and industry-leaders he has met while travelling across the country as Secretary for the ringing of the bell.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2019) — Putnam Explorers and Explorers Jr programs engage kids in interactive learning-experiences based around some of their favorite things — dinosaurs and Star Wars.

Created for students in pre-K through Grade 5, the two-hour long Saturday programs are fun activities packed with learning opportunities. The programs fill up quickly, so pre-registration is required.