SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 28, 2018) – Governor Bruce Rauner took action today on the following bill: 

Bill No.: HB 768

An Act Concerning Education

Action: Vetoed

Note: Veto message below.

 

February 28, 2018

To the Honorable Members of

The Illinois House of Representatives,

100th General Assembly:

OSHKOSH, Wis. (Feb. 27, 2018) - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials have announced the names of students who qualified for the University's Dean's List and Honor Roll in fall 2017. Among the honorees is Avis Mueller from Andalusia, Illinois. Mueller made the Dean's List. To qualify for the honor roll, a student must take at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.3 (out of a possible 4.0). Those with a GPA of 3.75 or better qualify for the dean's list.

The senators called on the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support bipartisan legislation to bring drug prices down for patients and families across the country

MILWAUKEE, WI (02/28/2018)-- Katrina Stellick, of Eldridge, a freshman at Wisconsin Lutheran College, has been named to the college's Dean's List for the fall 2017 semester. Katrina is a graduate of Concordia International School..

To be eligible for Dean's List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or higher.

(DES MOINES) – Iowa is the #1 state in

Concerned about government waste, senators ask about guidance which allows estates to continue collecting farm benefits automatically even two years after the death of a farmer

This week, the Urban Institute released a report showing that health care premiums will increase for Iowa families by as much 16 percent thanks to Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. Reps. Blum, Young and the Republican Party must answer for this increase in middle class families’ costs.

February 28, 2018 – QUAD CITIES – “It is time for us to step up our game,” says One Human Family QCA co-founder, Rev. Rich Hendricks of the Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities. “Too many of our neighbors have been burdened with messages of hate from white supremacists.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that 21 elite drivers from Iowa are among 1,582 newly inducted worldwide into the Circle of Honor, an honorary organization for UPS drivers who have achieved 25 or more years of accident-free driving.  

Kwik Star Criterium set for Monday, May 28

VILLAGE OF EAST DAVENPORT, Iowa, February 26, 2017 – The Quad Cities Criterium, an annual Memorial Day weekend tradition run by the Quad Cities Bicycle Club, will be known as the Kwik Star Criterium this year and 2019 as Kwik Trip, Inc. has re-signed as title sponsor.

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