(Davenport, Iowa)— On Saturday, Jan. 20, Progressive Action for the Common Good is holding a membership event, Toast the Resistance. 

The day after the inauguration of Donald Trump, millions around the country, and around the world, marched to protest the racist, sexist, classist and xenophobic positions of the new president at the Women’s March on January 20, 2017.

Along with HB 3904, law creates women’s division within Department of Corrections

LINCOLN (Jan. 16, 2018) — Gov. Bruce Rauner is building on his efforts to improve outcomes for individuals who are incarcerated in Illinois.

He toured Logan Correctional Center, the female inmate facility in Lincoln, just before signing House Bill 1479 and solidifying the creation of a new women’s division within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). 

Do you ship Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood? Geek out with other teen readers about Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Raina Telgemeier and other favorite book series. Meet up at Main (321 Main Street) on the fourth Monday of the month beginning January 22 at 4:00pm. There’ll be trivia, crafts, discussions, games and snacks!

The Fandom Book Club will also be meeting on February 26, March 26 and April 23.

Des Moines, IA- Today, State Senator Nate Boulton’s campaign for governor released their first television ad, titled “Voice,” highlighting Sen. Boulton’s record of fighting for Iowa workers. The 30 second ad begins by featuring clips from the 2017 session where Boulton debated Republicans for 26 hours straight over the changes to collective bargaining, and ends with clips from the campaign trail.

DAVENPORT - Join us for the 9th Annual Winter Wine Experience, presented by Dimitri Wine & Spirits and sponsored by Estes Construction, a wine tasting and fundraiser! 

Winter Wine is the kick off for RME's Annual Appeal, and helps fund all of the music and educational programming at RME. In 2017, RME's outreach grew by over 30% and we reached 15,000+ area students. We want to keep growing, but we can't do that without support from amazing community members like you.

Scholarship now available through The Moline Foundation

Communities across the states have already taken steps to reduce agricultural pollution. Tyson’s new CEO, Tom Hayes, has announced plans to deliver ‘sustainable’ food at scale, but Tyson has yet to take action. We are asking Tyson to live up to their word and commit to a specific time-bound goal for ending water pollution in their supply chain.

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg announced new research on the state’s regulatory framework from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University on Tuesday. The data suggests Iowa’s administrative code is overly burdensome to business and industry and impacts growing the economy.

KENOSHA, WI (01/16/2018)-- These local students are among 1,026 who made the Carthage College dean's list for the fall 2017 semester:

Andrew Boldt of Davenport, IA

Synclaire Lunardi of Bettendorf, IA

Lexie Mallary of Cordova, IL

Chas Young of Geneseo, IL

Dean's list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester.

Prepared Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa

Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee

Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security

January 16, 2018

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