03 May 2016

Gov. Branstad issues statement on closing of the 2016 legislative session

By Office of the Governor of the State of Iowa

(DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today reflected on the legislative session by issuing the following statement:

“The future of our state is bright.  This year, we worked with the Iowa Legislature to build consensus and...

03 May 2016

Governor Announces Appointments - 4/29/2016

By Catherine Kelly

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has selected a new Director of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum and made an appointment to the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees.

 

Name: Alan C. Lowe

03 May 2016

Senate Passes Resolution Commemorating National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention MonthSenate Passes Resolution Commemorating National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – The Senate last night passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley commemorating April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The Resolution, which unanimous...

03 May 2016

Tourism To Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Creates Almost $7.3 Million In Economic Benefits

By Peter Swisher

Report Shows Visitor Spending Supports 122 Jobs in Local Economy


WEST BRANCH, IOWA— A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 127,155 visits to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in 2015 spent $...

03 May 2016

Governor Rauner Submits Statements of Economic Interest

By Catherine Kelly

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today submitted his statutorily-required Statement of Economic Interests as well as a Supplemental Statement of Economic Interests required by the governor’s Executive Order 15-09.

 

Whe...

02 May 2016

TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE TO OPEN FRIDAY, MAY 6 WITH ALMOST HEAVEN: THE SONGS OF JOHN DENVER

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL – Featuring thirty of Denver’s songs including “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song,” “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” “Calypso,” and more, the show celebrates the feeling of coming home...

02 May 2016

Governor Rauner Takes Executive Action to Improve Administrative Hearing Process

By Catherine Kelly

Signs Executive Order to promote collaboration among state agencies by increasing efficiency and providing more timely decisions

 

CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner today signed an Executive Order to begin a pilot...

02 May 2016

My Native American Experiences : On May 5th. 2016

By Institute for Cultural & Healing Traditions, Ltd.

By Therese Blackwell.
Mother,
Designer.
Facilitator for Neurofeedback, a science she is trained in and has been studying since 1990.
Therese is now home after extensive travels nationally and internationally.<...>

02 May 2016

Beaux Arts Fair this Weekend

By Natalie Dunlop

Davenport, Iowa (May 2, 2016) – The Beaux Arts Fair is this Saturday and Sunday on the Bechtel Plaza at the Figge Art Museum.

What originally began as a Sunday morning sketch group in the 1950s has turned into a small but mighty organ...

02 May 2016

Celebrating Craft Beer at 12th Annual Benz Beerfest

By Matt Hanlin

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday, 5/7/2016 — Benz Beerfest is back for its 12th year and counting! The local craft beer scene is booming - new national brands are arriving monthly, while the list of area brewpubs and breweries keeps growing. This ye...

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