30 Jan 2018

Living Lands & Waters Chips Away at the I-80 Restoration Project

By Crystal J. Milburn

East Moline, IL, January 24, 2018 - Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) will employ heavy-duty excavators and grinders to chip large piles of full trees between 11 am and 4 pm on Wednesday.

30 Jan 2018

Iowa Corn Praises Legislature's Passage of Substantial State Water Quality Funding

By Lisa Cassady

JOHNSTON, IA - January 23, 2018 -Iowa House lawmakers passed legislation today, increasing state dollars to improve Iowa's water quality, mirroring a bill passed by the Iowa Senate during the 2017 legislative session. The bill, Senate File 512, now awaits Governor Reynolds's signature.

30 Jan 2018

Erie's Paul Young Recognized in Corn Yield Contest

By Gregg M. Schmidt

Growers Using Pioneer(r) Brand Corn Hybrids Win 9 National, 191 State Titles Erie, Illinois, Jan. 23, 2018 - Paul Young of Erie, Illinois, recently won state third place in the No-Till/Strip Till Irrigated division of the 2017 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Young won with Pioneer(r) hybrid P1197, which yielded 302.2307 bushels per acre. 

30 Jan 2018

Environmental Council Calls for Governor’s Veto of “Irresponsible” Water Quality Legislation

By Judy Downs

The Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) is disappointed by the passage of SF512 in the House today after only 40 minutes of debate. “Our legislature today chose a failed business-as-usual approach to cleaning up our polluted lakes and rivers”, according to IEC Executive Director Jennifer Terry. SF512 is a missed opportunity—lacking a collaborative approach to crafting legislation that protects the health and safety of Iowans.

30 Jan 2018

Genesis Nursing Scholarship Applications Available

By Craig Cooper

MORE THAN $106,000 OF SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Jan. 23, 2018 – Applications are now available for more than $106,000 of scholarships for nursing students.

Genesis Health System offers nursing students several options for educational advancement, including work toward BSN scholarships, degree completion scholarships and advanced degree scholarships.

30 Jan 2018

Students Make the Dean's List at Miami University

By Miami University News & Communications

OXFORD, OH (01/26/2018)-- Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within each division for first semester 2017-18 have been named to the dean's list recognizing academic excellence.

Ally Gallagher of Bettendorf (52722)

Benjamin White of Davenport (52804)

30 Jan 2018

Christian Care Receives RI Gaming Funds

By Pam Hauman

Rock Island, IL – $2.000 was awarded to Christian Care from the City of Rock Island’s Gaming Funds. The funding will support a partnership between the Rock Island County Council on Addictions and Christian Care for the provision of on-site substance abuse counseling services. Christian Care provides safe shelter, food, clothing and other supportive services to homeless men in our community and is the only homeless men’s shelter in the Illinois Quad Cities.

30 Jan 2018

Invest in Kids compromise means more schools, students to participate

By Rachel Bold

General Assembly should swiftly move cleanup

SPRINGFIELD (Jan. 26, 2018) — A compromise negotiated this week has paved the way for more Illinois schools to participate in the Invest in Kids scholarship tax-credit program, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announced today. The move leaves the General Assembly clear to act swiftly to fully implement the requested cleanups to the state’s historic funding law.

30 Jan 2018

Governor takes bill action on Jan 26, 2018

By Rachel Bold

SPRINGFIELD (Jan. 26, 2018) – Governor Bruce Rauner took action today on the following bills:

Bill No.: SB 332

An Act Concerning Regulation

Action: Vetoed

Note: Veto Message Below

Bill No.: SB 1322

An Act Concerning Regulation

Action: Signed

Effective: Immediately

            Veto Message for SB 332

            January 26, 2018

30 Jan 2018

Governor launches Illinois Bicentennial K-12 educational program, ‘Illinois Chronicles’

By Rachel Bold

The signature project provides students with a unique history resource; will be offered to schools statewide.

CHICAGO (Jan. 26, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner released the first copies of “Illinois Chronicles,” the K-12 Bicentennial educational resource that will be offered to schools all across the state. 

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