05 Mar 2019

Local Junior High Students Going to a State Math Competition

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2019) — Edison and Washington Junior High Schools in Rock Island competed in the Regional Math Counts competition at Bettendorf Middle School on February 6. Edison took first place with the team of: Jackson Bennett, Charlie Conner, Avery Flactiff, and Ricardo Mendoza. Six of the Edison team members were in the top ten with Jackson Bennett taking 1st place overall.

05 Mar 2019

Tori Drews to Head Sherrard Public Library District

By Sherrard Public Library

SHERRARD, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2019) — The Sherrard Public Library District is excited to introduce its new Director, Tori Drews! With a background in youth services, information technology and community development, Drews hopes to lead the library in continuing its exceptional service.

05 Mar 2019

Forced Blood Draws and Implied Consent Laws Make a Mockery of the Fourth Amendment

By John W Whitehead

“The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whim of every cop on the beat, trooper on the highway and jail official.” — Herman Schwartz, The Nation

05 Mar 2019

Sens Patrick Leahy, Charles "Chuck" Grassley, and John Cornyn, and Rep Elijah E Cummings Raise Concerns Regarding Proposed Interior Dept FOIA Rule

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today joined Rep Elijah E Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Sen Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; and Sen John Cornyn, Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, in sending a bipartisan, bicameral 

05 Mar 2019

Tom Miller, 53 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Take Action against Robocalls

By Iowa Attorney General

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — Attorney General Tom Miller urges the US Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse CriminalEnforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing.

05 Mar 2019

Safety-Net Hospitals, Lawmakers Push for MCO Reform to Improve Illinois Health Care

By Ryan Keith

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 5, 2019) — Fed up with delayed and denied state payments that are compromising quality health-care for the most vulnerable, state legislators joined safety-net hospitals today to call for landmark reform of managed care companies under Illinois’ Medicaid program.  

05 Mar 2019

Corridor Business Journal Announces 2019 Women of Influence

By Tracey Godon

NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA (March 5, 2019) — The Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) announces its 15th annual Women of Influence.

Honorees will be recognized at an April 4 awards banquet and profiled in the April 8 issue of the weekly CBJ.

05 Mar 2019

Iowan to Recount Story of Mother’s Death at Delinquent Nursing Home before Finance Committee

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 5, 2019) — Patricia Blank of Shell Rock, Iowa, will testify Wednesday at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on protecting Americans from abuse and neglect in nursing homes.

05 Mar 2019

Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald: Yearning to See Something Green? Try the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IA (March 5, 2019) — Iowans who are yearning to see something green after record amounts of snow this winter do not have to wait until St Patrick's Day or spring weather to roll around. According to State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald, a visit to GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov, might just add some green in the form of unclaimed property to their wallets.

05 Mar 2019

Statewide Iowa Media Tour Announced for Career and Technical Education Programs

By Jarrod Nagurka

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (March 5, 2019) — The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) has announced a joint media tour in Iowa with the Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education (Iowa ACTE). The two associations will visit eight career and technical education (CTE) programs between Monday, March 11 and Thursday, March 14.

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