BATON ROUGE, LA (04/26/2017)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Katie James of East Moline (61244) was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lee Zumdome of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa ranks fifth in the United States Senate for bipartisanship according to a new study that evaluates how often members of Congress work across party lines by bill sponsorship and co-sponsorship. The rankings for the 114th Congress (2015-2016) are from the Lugar Center, led by former U.S. Sen.

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today made the following comment after the Department of Homeland Security launched the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office.

Festivities take place all day at the 11th St. Location

Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior member and former chairman of the Finance Committee, with jurisdiction over taxes, made the following comment on the tax reform outline President Trump released today.

Current Exhibits at the GAHC
"The Culture They Carried: Women Immigrants of Iowa"
Closes May 21
"1917: The Red Cross"
Closes May 7
Share Your Story!
Have a woman immigrant story in your family? Help us share it in the exhibit! Send a picture and their story to ktd@gahc.org and we'll take care of the rest!

AMES, IA (04/26/2017)-- Thomas Holliday, a Political Science major from Blue Grass, IA (52726), was among the Iowa State University cadets who received an individual award at the annual Army ROTC Military Ball, held March 25, 2017, at the Scheman Building at Iowa State.

Individual awardees and their honors included the following:

George C Marshall Award

  • Lindsey Hildrebrand

DA Superior Cadet Award

Bill Would Improve Biodiesel Incentive to Benefit American Producers, Advance Energy Independence

WASHINGTON – United States Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, along with a bipartisan group of 14 other senators led by Grassley and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), today introduced legislation to reform the biodiesel tax credit and extend the new policy for three years.

You’re invited to join the Davenport Library and Element Tea for a tea tasting. Enjoy and learn about a wide variety of teas from around the world. This special event will be held at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) on Wednesday, May 17 at 6:30pm.

DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University has increased merit- and need-based scholarship offerings by close to 5 percent in the past year while working diligently to keep the cost of a private college education affordable for hard-working families.

The increase in financial assistance stands in contrast to the impact statehouse budget reductions may be having on scholarship funding at some public universities.

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