CEDARVILLE, OHIO (June 23, 2020) Cedarville University recently released the spring 2020 Dean's Honor List. This recognition required students to maintain a 3.75 GPA for the semester while taking a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Gabriella Armentrout of Moline

Jonathan Builta of Rock Island

Erika Parks of Rock Island

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (June 23, 2020) Trevor Glaum of Bettendorf, Iowa, was named to the Cedarville University Dean's List for spring 2020. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

NBC News reports that US president Donald Trump is "furious" over "underwhelming" attendance at his June 20 campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Only 6,200 of 19,000 seats ended up cradling Trump supporters' butts. An optimistically pre-arranged overflow area went unused.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 19, 2020)  Based on guidance from the state of Illinois and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Augustana College is in the early stages of reopening its campus.

WASHINGTON DC (June 19, 2020) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today joined Sens Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act, bipartisan legislation to help non-profits, state, and local governments and federally-recognized Tribes remain financially viable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON DC (June 19, 2020) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a 

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2020) Iowa Workforce Development has partnered with Coursera to offer free online learning opportunities to Iowans during the pandemic. Coursera is an online learning-platform with over 4,300 courses available from a variety of academic institutions and organizations worldwide.

"I've occasionally encountered mass hysteria in other countries," Nicholas Kristof writes at the New York Times. "In rural Indonesia, I once reported on a mob that was beheading people believed to be sorcerers, then carrying their heads on pikes. But I never imagined that the United States could plunge into such delirium."

Q: What is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act?

A: As I often tell Iowans who send me an e-mail, call my office, or attend one of my county meetings, representative government is a two-way street. Having dialogue gives me important feedback I need to help ensure government works for the people, not the other way around.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2020) Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 10.0 percent in May. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent in May.

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