07 Mar 2019

Davenport Fire Receives Grant for New Thermal-Imaging Cameras, March 7, 2019

By Davenport Fire Department

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation affiliated with Firehouse Subs restaurants has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Davenport Fire Department (DFD) for three new thermal-imaging cameras.

Davenport Fire Assistant Chief Robb Macdougall says the new cameras, the Bullard XT, have the ability to identify the hottest area that the camera is directed towards.

07 Mar 2019

Rutherford Institute Defends Rappers Charged With Terrorism for Sharing Song Critical of Police on Facebook and YouTube

By Rutherford Institute

WASHINGTON DC (March 7, 2019) — Weighing in on a First Amendment case that could have significant ramifications for online communications and controversial art forms, The Rutherford Institute has come to the defense of a rap artist who was charged with making terrorist threats after posting a rap song critical of police on Facebook and

07 Mar 2019

Sens Mike Lee, Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Lisa Murkowski, Marsha Blackburn, and Marco Rubio Introduce Inspector General Access Act

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 7, 2019) — Former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley joined Senator Mike Lee in reintroducing the Inspector General Access Act of 2019 to expand the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General to include alleged DOJ attorney misconduct. The bill is also cosponsored by Sens Lisa Murkowski, Marsha Blackburn, and Marco Rubio.

07 Mar 2019

Biodiesel Supporters Demonstrate Policy Success at State Capitol

By Jenna Higgins Rose

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — More than 75 biodiesel supporters took to the Iowa State Capitol today to remind lawmakers just how well their comprehensive state policies on biodiesel have worked. More than half of Iowa’s diesel supply contains biodiesel, increasing availability to Iowans, and the state remains the top producer of the renewable fuel, proponents said.

07 Mar 2019

Chairwoman Cheri Bustos Announces March Forward Project in Iowa

By Brooke Goren

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 20190 — Today, Chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced the DCCC is launching March Forward — an aggressive, multi-million dollar effort to defend and expand the new Democratic Majority.

March Forward begins with the hiring of nearly 60 grassroots organizers in dozens of communities across America, including Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.

07 Mar 2019

Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Forest City

By Iowa Judicial Branch

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 7, 2019) — On Tuesday, April 2, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Forest City, Iowa. The proceeding will take place in the Boman Fine Arts Center, 225 John K. Hanson Drive. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7PM.

07 Mar 2019

An Ick-Free Solution to Serve Backyard Birds the "Candy" They’re Craving — Dried Mealworms

By Green Earth Media Group

PRESS RELEASE (March 6, 2019) —

07 Mar 2019

QCSO (Quad City Symphony Orchestra) to Receive $10,000 Grant from The National Endowment for The Arts

By Quad City Symphony Orchestra

07 Mar 2019

Local University of Iowa Student Selected for Annual Outreach Effort Highlighting Scholarship and Research

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (March 6, 2019) — More than 40 University of Iowa students are featured in the UI's annual "Dare to Discover" street banner campaign which launched shortly after the new year in downtown Iowa City. The campaign recognizes the significant contributions undergraduate and graduate students make to research, scholarship, and discovery at the University of Iowa.

07 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds tells Iowa’s Story at first American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Strategy Session

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 6, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted a dynamic model designed to solve skilled workforce issues at the state level. The innovative initiative is called Future Ready Iowa. The governor was participating in the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board’s first meeting in Washington DC.

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