BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 30, 2025) — Bettendorf Community School District elementary schools are hosting Bring a Grown-Up to School Night, 5:30-7PM. Elementary students will bring parents, guardians, and special adult guests to experience their school day. Students will guide their guests to classes, introduce them to teachers and staff, and share the unique activities they do each day. It will be a wonderful evening of connection and learning!

Grant Wood Elementary

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2025) — 1000 Friends of Iowa announced today the release of the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA) Comparison Report. Created through a collaborative effort by Midwest non-profits within the RE-AMP network, this report examines how state departments of transportation are improving their efforts to ensure the safety of people who walk, bike, and roll on our streets. The findings aim to drive meaningful change and safer road conditions for all.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2025) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 23 states in a brief supporting Iowa pork producers against California’s strict-hog-housing regulations.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 29, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), a national leader in supportive housing, today announced that seven teams will participate in Iowa’s inaugural Iowa Supportive Housing Institute. The Institute is a six-month training series that will focus on developing strategic and income-targeted affordable housing with support services for those Iowans with the highest needs who are also experiencing homelessness.