DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 11, 2019) — Davenport Fire crews were busy Monday afternoon at a house fire in northwest Davenport. District Chief Mike Ryan says shortly after 1:30PM fire crews received a call for a report of house with smoke coming from the roof in the 2100 block of W 68th St. First arriving fire crews found smoke coming from the eaves and attic vents. A hose line was advanced into the building and the small fire was extinguished in a rear bedroom. Two dogs that were kenneled inside

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 11, 2019) — From 9 to 11AM on Wednesday, March 13, the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) will be making those featured in its #MentalHealthMattersIA video campaign available for interviews by the press to discuss why long-term, sustainable funding is needed now more than ever for the mental health and disability services (MH/DS) system in Iowa.

WASHINGTON DC (March 11, 2019) — Representatives Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) today joined with Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to announce the creation of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Global Positioning System (GPS) Caucus. The Caucus will focus on discussing the economic, national security, and infrastructure benefits of increasingly efficient GPS technology, as well as the risks and oversight challenges that face the GPS industry.