28 Jun 2016

Smiddy Urges Rauner to Sign Bill to Help Fund Cancer Testing, Elderly Care and Services for Developmentally Disabled Children

By Rick Martin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – As the 11-month budget impasse in Illinois continues to harm vulnerable individuals who cannot access vital services, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, is urging Gov. Rauner to sign bipartisan legislation and provide emerg...

28 Jun 2016

Smiddy to Host Town Hall Meeting

By Rick Martin

PORT BYRON, Ill. – In an effort to further the conversation on issues affecting the 71st District and the State of Illinois, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on

28 Jun 2016

Rock Island Library Hours, Activities for July 4 week

By Rick Martin

Rock Island 30/31 and Southwest Branches Closed for July 4th Holiday

Rock Island, IL: All Rock Island Public Library locations will be closed

28 Jun 2016

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Bethel University

By Rick Martin

ST.PAUL, Minn. (June 16, 2016) - The following students have been named to the Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2016 semester at Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota:

Rachel O'Connell, junior, from Davenport, the dau...

28 Jun 2016

Nuevo Arte Outsider De Cuba - June 24 thru July 31

By Rick Martin

 

Gallery C announces a group exhibition featuring the work of 14 Cuban artists

 

“NUEVO ARTE OUTSIDER DE CUBA”

 

new outsider art from cuba

 

28 Jun 2016

Indiana Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Muscatine Bank Robbery

By Rick Martin

DAVENPORT, IA- On June 16, 2016, Thomas Alexander Davis III, age 40, of Indiana, was sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to life imprisonment for bank robbery announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel. ...

28 Jun 2016

Smiddy: Governor’s Stop-Gap Budget Proposal Wrongly Places Bureaucrats before Frail Elderly & Disabled Kids

By Rick Martin

MOLINE, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, stood with local service providers and educators Thursday to highlight where Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed stop-gap budget proposal falls short, namely through massive cuts to services for the...

28 Jun 2016

Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Children

By Rick Martin

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement after he recently introduced legislation that would help remove some of the barriers that prevent children from receiving necessary mental health care. Loebsack’s le...

28 Jun 2016

July 1 Deadline Approaching for State Fair Competitions and Parade Entries

By Rick Martin

DES MOINES, IA (06/16/2016)(readMedia)-- July 1 is the deadline to enter the Iowa State Fair Parade and many of the Fair's competitive events.

The Iowa State Fair invites all community ...

28 Jun 2016

First general election poll shows Chuck Grassley’s vulnerability

By Rick Martin

Grassley under 50, leads by only single digits, approval remains under 50 percent

DES MOINES, Iowa – As his name suddenly appears on POLITICO's Senate Race Rankings, the first general election poll in the Iowa U.S Senate race shows Chu...

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