28 Feb 2019

Finance Leaders Urge Lighthizer to Maintain “De Minimis” Threshold for US Imports

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 28, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer urging the Administration against making changes to existing law through the implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that would flout clear congressional intent on the US de minimis threshold, the value below which goods may be imported free of customs duties and p

28 Feb 2019

Iowa Donor Network Celebrates 25 Years of Transforming Lives

By Tony Hakes

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (February 28, 2019) — In 2019, Iowa Donor Network (IDN) is celebrating 25 years of carrying out our mission of Working Together to Transform Lives Through Organ and Tissue Donation. Since March 1, 1994, IDN has served as Iowa's sole organ procurement organization. During that time, 1,378 organ donors have given 4,630 organs for transplant. In 2000, IDN added to our services becoming the state's only tissue recovery agency.

28 Feb 2019

Sens Rand Paul, Charles "Chuck" Grassley Introduce Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2019

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 27, 2019) — Today, US Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky and Chuck Grassley of Iowa introduced the Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2019 (S.581), legislation that would remove burdensome regulations on domestic energy production.

28 Feb 2019

Local students named to Dean's List at Washington University in St Louis

By Sue McGinn

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI (February 27, 2019) — The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester at Washington University in St. Louis:

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, STATUS, SCHOOL, TO QUALIFY

28 Feb 2019

Taylor Wells of Davenport, Concerto-Aria Competition-Winner, to Be in Concert

By Renee Charles

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (February 27, 2019) — As a winner of the university's annual concerto/aria competition, Taylor Wells of Davenport, IA will perform in concert with the Bradley Symphony Orchestra (BSO).

Wells is one of the three winners of the university's annual concerto/aria competition. She will perform the first movement of Rosauro's Marimba Concerto No 1 on Sunday, March 10, at 3PM, at the Dingeldine Music Center on the campus of Bradley University.

28 Feb 2019

School Absences Continue to Drop as a Result of Challenge 5 initiative spearheaded by United Way of the Quad Cities and Eight Local School Districts

By Marci Zogg

QUAD CITIES (February 27, 2019) — For the second year in a row, school absences at Quad Cities schools have dropped as a result of the “Challenge 5” initiative, a collaboration between United Way of the Quad Cities and eight local school districts in Scott and Rock Island counties and sponsored by the Arconic Foundation.

28 Feb 2019

Emily Wallander of Morrison, Illinois, among Students Named to Dean's List at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

By Sandra Humes-Benton

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (February 27, 2019) — The following individuals from your area have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Fall 2018 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, PROGRAM, CLASS YEAR

Morrison, IL Emily Wallander, Letters & Science Undergrad, Junior

28 Feb 2019

Iowa Management and Turnaround Consultant Launches Little Black Book of Business Advice

By Emily Duddy

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 27, 2019) — Terry Myers, MBA, CPA, and former CFO, has written and published Let’s Get Down to Business, a book that condenses 40 years of business and consulting experience into 11 riveting chapters covering key topics he’s faced while in the field.

28 Feb 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on Confirmation of Michael Desmond to the Treasury Department

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (February 27, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley today made the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Michael J. Desmond to be Chief Counsel for the IRS and Assistant General Counsel for the Treasury Department. Yesterday, 84 senators voted to invoke cloture, and Desmond was confirmed today 83 to 15.

28 Feb 2019

Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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