11 Mar 2019

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.4% in January

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 11, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in January. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent in January.

11 Mar 2019

New Regional Superintendent Survey Finds Illinois' Teacher Shortage Serious and Still Growing

By Ryan Keith

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 11, 2019) — Four years after its debut, a new statewide study from regional school superintendents finds Illinois’ serious teacher shortage continues to worsen, especially in school districts in central and southern Illinois.  

10 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Lindsey Graham Call on Attorney General William Barr to Review Classified Oversight Material Related to Russian-Interference Probe

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 8, 2019) — The former and current chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee are calling on the newly-confirmed Attorney General to review source records and committee-oversight work-product regarding investigations stemming from Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.

10 Mar 2019

March Scott County Conservation Board Meeting Cancelled

By Amber Sullivan

SCOTT COUNTY (March 10, 2019) — The Scott County Conservation Board announces that the regular Board Meeting scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, has been cancelled. The next Board meeting will be Wednesday, April 10, 2019 beginning at 3PM at the West Lake Park Administration Office. If you would like additional information, please call (563) 328-3280.

08 Mar 2019

Q&A: Sunshine Week with Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley

By Grassley Press

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 8, 2019) —

Q: What is Sunshine Week?

08 Mar 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack to Continue Annual Coffee with Your Congressman Tour

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (March 8, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack announced today that he will be continuing his Coffee with Your Congressman tour with stops in West Branch, Muscatine, and West Liberty. At each stop, Loebsack will be available to chat with constituents about issues of concern, answer questions, and provide casework-assistance.

08 Mar 2019

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Pat Toomey Slam 27 Years of Improper Medicaid Payments

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 8, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Finance Subcommittee on Health Care Chairman Pat Toomey are pushing to boost the oversight and integrity of Medicaid eligibility-related payments, nearly ten percent of which have been improper in recent years. The entire budget for the National Institutes of Health is smaller than the amount of erroneous payments made by Medicaid.

08 Mar 2019

Iowa Senate Looks at Ways to Make up Snow Days

By SenatePress

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 8, 2019) — Across our state, lots of snow and extreme cold have cancelled school time and again this winter.

School districts are getting creative to ensure they meet requirements when it comes to instructional time as the number of weather-related cancelations and delays continues to rise.

08 Mar 2019

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 8, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, March 11 — Sunday, March 17, 2019.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Monday, March 11

Gov Reynolds signs Agriculture Innovation Week Proclamation

Governor’s Office

Iowa State Capitol

2PM

 

Tuesday, March 12

08 Mar 2019

Don't Panic: The Retail Apocalypse Isn't Disaster, It's Progress

By Thomas L Knapp

In the first week of March, big retail chains announced more than 1,100 planned store-closings. That, writes Hayley Peterson at Insider, brings the number of planned US store-closings for 2019 to more than 5,300.

The Retail Apocalypse is here, and it has consequences. Including, reports Krystal Hu for Yahoo! Finance, 41,000 retail jobs cut in January and February.

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