15 Apr 2025

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Releases Report Detailing Benefits of 20% Small Business Tax Deduction, Consequences of Potential Small Business Tax Hike in Iowa

By Leah Courtney

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 15, 2025) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small-business-advocacy organization, released a new report outlining the benefits the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction will bring to Iowa if made permanent. The report also spotlights that the 282,000+ small businesses in Iowa could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year.

15 Apr 2025

River Action's Earth Day Cleanup 2025 at Sylvan Island

By Ashley Hamerlinck

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 15, 2025) — Show up for our planet this Earth Day, April 22, 9AM-12PM, at Sylvan Island in Moline, Illinois, where River Action will host a clean-up spruce-up of Sylvan Island and connecting trails.

Bags and gloves will be provided. Long pants and sturdy shoes recommended.

Please bring your own re-usable water bottle, sunscreen, and bug-spray!

14 Apr 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Senate File 75 into Law

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 14, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 75 into law; a bill relating to county supervisors, concerning county supervisor representation plans and county supervisor vacancies,

14 Apr 2025

Iowa Attorney General’s Office Concludes Sioux City Police Officer Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting

By Zach Hoffman

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 14, 2025) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the February 22, 2025, fatal shooting of Vicente Manzo Hernandez by a Sioux City police officer was legally justified.

14 Apr 2025

QC Restaurant Week Honors Local Restaurant Star at Steve's Old Time Tap

By Lindsey Row MBA

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 14, 2025) — As part of the 13th annual 

11 Apr 2025

Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon Sweeps National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Awards

By Kevin Hall

CLIVE, IOWA (April 11, 2025) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” initiative was the big winner at the 

11 Apr 2025

QC Restaurant Week Honors Local Restaurant Stars at Twin Span and Rookie's

By Lindsey Row MBA

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2025) — As part of the thirteenth annual 

10 Apr 2025

Kaleb Goodlow Elected to Membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Alyssa Papa

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 10, 2025) — Kaleb Goodlow of Milan, Illinois, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Bradley University.

10 Apr 2025

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Statement on the Passing of Kemin Industries Co-Founder RW Nelson

By Mason Mauro

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 10, 2025) — On Wednesday, April 9, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on the passing of RW Nelson, co-founder of Kemin Industries:

“Kevin and I were saddened to hear of the passing of RW Nelson, who founded and built Kemin Industries into a world-class ingredients manufacturing company right here in Des Moines,” Gov Reynolds said.

10 Apr 2025

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Charge to Crack Down on Illegal Chinese e-Cigarettes that Target Kids

By Alyssa Brouillet

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 10, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced that she is leading 27 states in asking the Trump Administration to continue combatting the flood of illegal Chinese e-cigarettes into the U.S. that target kids.

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