06 Aug 2020

Consumer Alert: Beware of Face-Masks with Misleading Claims, Safety Problems, Per Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller

By Lynn Hicks

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 6, 2020) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller warns businesses and consumers to avoid certain types of face-masks, which may be sold using deceptive claims and may provide inadequate protection from COVID-19.

06 Aug 2020

Graduated Income Tax Hike Disproportionately Affects Women & Minorities, Shrinks Illinois Economy by Nearly $2 Billion, Increases Consumer Costs, Leads to Reduced Household Spending

By Amanda Barnes

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (August 6, 2020) — An independent analysis conducted by Berkeley Research Group (BRG) in conjunction with Ariel R Belasen, Professor at SIUE, shows that passage of the graduated-income tax on the November ballot would have devastating consequences to Illinois’ economy, consumers, and jobs.

06 Aug 2020

Scott County Auditor Will Mail Absentee Ballot Request-Forms to All Active Scott County Voters Starting Next Week

By Roland Caldwell

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 6, 2020) — Roxanna Moritz, Scott County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, announced today she is mailing absentee ballot-request forms to all active voters in Scott County for the November 3, 2020 General Election. The forms will be mailed in two waves.

05 Aug 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Executive Order to Restore Voting Rights of Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 5, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 7, restoring the voting rights of thousands of Iowans who have completed their felony sentences.

05 Aug 2020

United Way Community Campaign Kicks Off with a ‘Fall Sprint’ to Raise $2.5M by October 1

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 5, 2020) — United Way Quad Cities is kicking off its community campaign today, nearly two months early, and is inviting everyone — businesses small and large, individual donors and foundations — to commit whatever support possible to help get kids back on track in school, adults back to work, and enable residents t

05 Aug 2020

Registration Now Open for Fall Private Lessons

By Quad City Symphony Orchestra

 

05 Aug 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Joni Ernst Oppose Energy Department Nominee, Call for Greater Transparency on “Gap Year” Small Refinery Waiver Process

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 5, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst (both R-Iowa), longtime champions for Iowa’s farmers and renewable-fuel industry, voted against Mark Menezes, nominated to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.

04 Aug 2020

Upper Iowa University Continues Planning for Session 1 Face-to-Face Classes

By Karl Easttorp

FAYETTE, IOWA (August 4, 2020) — Upper Iowa University (UIU) is planning to conduct face-to-face classes for Fall Session 1 at its campus in Fayette, Iowa, and education locations in Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Quad Cities, Waterloo) and Illinois (Rockford) beginning August 31.

04 Aug 2020

Shop Local by Strolling and Scrolling 08/08 at Downtown Davenport Drive-Thru Event

By Erin Platt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 4, 2020) — Back by popular demand, the Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP), a division of the Quad Cities Chamber, has organized its third Downtown Davenport Drive-Thru, a local dining-and-shopping event featuring specials at multiple downtown businesses from 1-4PM, Saturday, August 8.

04 Aug 2020

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Encourages Iowans Who Have Moved to Update Their Voter Registration

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 4, 2020) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans who have moved since the last time they voted to update their voter registration as soon possible. The process only takes a few minutes and can be done online with an Iowa driver’s license or non-operator’s ID.

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