13 Mar 2018

Carlow County Delegation Visits Davenport March 14-20

By Jennifer Nahra

Four delegates from Carlow County, Ireland will visit Davenport March 14-20 to learn from city leaders and citizens as well as sharing best practices and resources from their communities. The Carlow delegation include:

Dan McInerney - the Director of Services for County Carlow Michael Doran - an elected official on their County Council Eileen Brophy - Director of the Delta Center Sensory Garden, President of Carlow Rotary

13 Mar 2018

Grassley Officially Schedules Hearing on Parkland Shooting; Adds to Growing List of Work on School Safety and Guns

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) last night provided notice of a committee hearing to take place on March 14, 2018, to focus on the tragic shooting that occurred in Parkland, Florida. Grassley publicly noted his intent to hold this hearing during the committee’s executive business meeting last week.

13 Mar 2018

Go Green at our Breakfast with the Frogs

By Niabi Zoo
On Saturday, March 17, wear green (even if you're not Irish) to be like our green tree frogs. You can meet a couple of our frogs up close and personal after the breakfast which starts at 8:30am. Learn why frogs are so important to many ecosystems and why many of their species are at the greatest risk today. Then, go see our colorful frogs (blue, yellow, and more) in their Zoo habitats at our Reptile Building.
13 Mar 2018

Main Library Mania at the Davenport Library

By Michael Priest

Hey, kids! You’re invited to come to the Library for a surprise activity! Stop by Main (321 Main Street) to find out if we’re building with Legos, painting a picture, watching a movie, playing games or something wild and crazy! Kids of all ages are welcome.

Main Library Mania begins at 5:30pm and will be held on the following Thursdays:

March 22 and 29

April 5 and 26

13 Mar 2018

The Community Hunger Drive raises 363,249 meals for River Bend Foodbank

By Jennifer Schroder

DAVENPORT, IOWA– During the month of February, Quad City area businesses and organizations collected funds and food for River Bend Foodbank. This year, the Community Hunger Drive engaged 51 businesses. They held a variety of activities throughout the month, including cake contests, bake sales, change wars, and chili cook-offs, to engage their employees in raising donations for River Bend Foodbank.

13 Mar 2018

Family Museum Announces 2018 Spring Break Spectacular Lineup Updates

By Elly Gerdts

Bettendorf — Looking for something to do during Spring Break? Look no further! The Family Museum has twelve great days of spring break programming for your family to enjoy. All events and performances are included with admission or membership. Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.

**Due to the expected turnout for Koo Koo Kanga Roo, admittance will be limited to the first 1,500 visitors.**

13 Mar 2018

PolicyPOV blog on Governor’s FY19 budget highlights surplus, tax cuts

By Rachel Bold

CHICAGO (March 8, 2018) – The Governor’s Office today published the first of a series of blogs on the FY19 state budget. It argues that by enacting a budget with structural reforms, the state would have a surplus this year that it could use to start paying down its backlog of unpaid bills. The reforms would also ignite the Illinois economy, create more jobs and increase personal income. If legislators passed true pension reform, taxes could be reduced $1.0 billion this year.

13 Mar 2018

Gov. Reynolds signs school equity bill into law

By Brenna Smith

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 455 into law on Thursday at Central High School in Davenport. SF 455 appropriates $14.1 million next school year to deliver greater equity in education spending and school bus transportation.

13 Mar 2018

Iowa Learning Adventures 2018 Announced

By Becky L. King

AMES, Iowa — Experience and explore Iowa in ways never before thought possible. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach extends this invitation to educational travel courses. Adult learning vacations include insights and history from experts about each community while opening doors to private homes and places typically not accessible to the public.

13 Mar 2018

Grassley named Co-Chairman of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus

By Grassley Press

Prepared Statement for the Senate Record by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Co-Chairman of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus

Submitted on March 7, 2018

 

The Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus has been without a Republican co-chair.

 

This is a critical time to show solidarity with our Baltic allies given Russian aggression against Ukraine starting in 2014, following on Russian military intervention in the Republic of Georgia in 2008.

 

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