DES MOINES, IOWA (June 30, 2026) — Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today a coalition of seventeen attorneys general, along with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), secured more than fifty million donated eggs and $3.3 million from three of the nation’s largest egg producers in a settlement. A bipartisan multistate investigation with the DOJ into high egg prices showed that Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum, and Hickman’s Egg Ranch overcharged consumers.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (June 30, 2026) — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative applauds the introduction of the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act. The bill, introduced by House Ag Committee Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson, would update the H-2A visa program by expanding access beyond “seasonality,” control associated costs, and streamline the visa program process.

Currently dairy farms are not eligible to use the H-2A program due to the year-round aspect of the farms.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2026) — The American Red Cross is making an urgent call for blood and platelet donors to book an appointment to give now to ensure hospitals stay ready to help patients without delay.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2026) — The Azubuike African American Council for the Arts is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Urban Exposure Summer Film Program and is now accepting registrations for the free eight-week filmmaking intensive for Quad Cities youth, ages 16–22.

The program will run July 6 through August 28, 2026, meeting Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 1–3PM, at STEAM on Wheels in Rock Island.