06 Jul 2020

Time to Drop Hamilton's Economics

By Joel Schlosberg

The June 3 premiere of Hamilton on streaming service Disney+ marked the end of a five-year wait for audiences who hadn't seen the hit musical on stage.

02 Jul 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Dick Durbin Bipartisan Amendment in Support of Baltic States Included in The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (July 2, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), co-chairs of the Senate Baltic Caucus, today announced that their bipartisan amendment expressing support for coordinated action to ensure the security of our Baltic allies — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

02 Jul 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Announces Receipt of US Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Grant

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — On Wednesday, July 1, the US Department of Labor awarded Iowa $3,450,000 in grant funds intended to support activities that improve the State's ability to serve, improve, and expand the Registered Apprenticeship Program model.

02 Jul 2020

University of Wisconsin-Platteville Announces Spring 2020 Chancellor's List

By Merit Pages

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (July 2, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced its Chancellor's List, honoring those with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the spring 2020 semester.

02 Jul 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Directs $490 Million of CARES Funds into Unemployment Trust Fund

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced she has directed $490 million of the $1.25 billion in Coronavirus relief funds Iowa was provided through the CARES Act, to be deposited into Iowa's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The deposit will ensure that eligible Iowans continue to receive unemployment insurance benefits, and will also enable Iowa employers to remain in Tax Table 7 for 2021.

02 Jul 2020

The Black Box Theatre to (Finally) Present “The Turn of The Screw” by Jeffrey Hatcher

By Lora Adams

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2020) — The Black Box Theatre was in rehearsal for the Jeffrey Hatcher adaptation of The Turn of The Screw when Covid-19 shut everything down. As Illinois enters Phase 4 of re-opening, the actors are once again rehearsing and looking forward to performing.

The theatre will open the show on July 16 and close July 19.

02 Jul 2020

Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Report Shows Farmers' Conservation Progress

By Andrew Wheeler

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — Taking on the challenge of improving Iowa’s water-quality is a tall task with all Iowans vested in the results.

02 Jul 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Amy Gillibrand, Ted Cruz Offer Bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act Amendment to Defense Bill

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 2, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined his colleagues Sens Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in announcing that they will offer the bipartisan Military Justice Improvement Act as an amendment to this year’s National Defense Authori

02 Jul 2020

Spring 2020 University of Dubuque Dean's List

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Spring Semester 2020 Academic Dean's List.

To be named to the dean's list, a student must earn a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for that semester.

02 Jul 2020

Waterloo's Darcell Stokes: Iowa Experience Strengthens the Desire to Help Others

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — Darcell Stokes grew up with a keen sense of helping people.

Stokes, who graduated from the University of Iowa in May, was raised in Waterloo, Iowa, by parents who are social workers. She and her siblings regularly helped their parents in myriad ventures — working at soup kitchens, pitching in at polling drives, or volunteering at food pantries.

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