15 Jun 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging the Administration to Provide Paperwork Relief for Small Businesses who Utilized the COVID-19 Relief Program

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 15, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined Sen Mike Rounds (R-SD) and 43 senators in sending a bipartisan letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza u

15 Jun 2020

Teen Read with Pride Party Hosted by The Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 15, 2020) — Members of the teen LGBTQIA community and teen allies are invited to join Miss Amber on Zoom for a Read with Pride party to celebrate books from all across the rainbow! On Monday, June 29, 3PM, we will be hanging out, making rainbow bookmarks, and sharing new and classic books that give us all the feelings. Teens only (ages 11-19) and registration required.

15 Jun 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

By Grassley Press

Q: What’s your greatest concern in 2020 regarding elder abuse?

12 Jun 2020

Reps Dave Loebsack, Dusty Johnson, Sens John Thune and Debbie Stabenow Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging USDA to Provide Flexibility for Harvesting and Grazing Cover Crops on Prevented Plant Acres

By Joe Hand

<p>WASHINGTON DC (June 12, 2020) &mdash; Representatives Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) today led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the US&nbsp;Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging it to exercise its authority to allow producers to graze or harvest cover crops on prevented plant acres prior to November 1.</p><p>&ldquo;While we do not expect nearly as many prevented plant acres as last yea

12 Jun 2020

COVID-19: "Second Wave" or Not, No More Lockdowns

By Thomas L Knapp

Here we go again: Fear of a "second wave" of COVID-19 infections is on world tour. Naturally, the same "experts" who demanded a global lockdown/shutdown in response to the "first wave" are saddling up for an encore. Their logic, faulty the first time around, is even more so the second.

12 Jun 2020

Davenport Public Library Presents: Teen DIY Cosplay Series

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 12, 2020) — Teens (ages 11-19) are invited to join Miss Amber on Zoom in DIYing some cosplay headgear. Registration required for each project and some supplies are provided.

12 Jun 2020

COVID Money Tracker

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (June 12, 2020) — In response to the current pandemic and economic crisis, Congress and the President have enacted $4 trillion in spending, benefit payments, grants, loans, tax cuts, tax deferrals, and other measures to support the economy. So far, over half that money — $2.1 trillion — is out the door. The remaining dollars are largely flowing as expected.

12 Jun 2020

Test Iowa Sites Relocated in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids

By Pat Garrett

<p dir="ltr">DES MOINES, IOWA (June 12, 2020)&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&mdash;</span></span> Test Iowa sites in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids will be moved to new locations in those communities later today when testing concludes at 6PM.</p><p dir="ltr">The Des Moines site, currently located at the Iowa Events Center north parkin

12 Jun 2020

QC River Bandits and Purina Pet Food Pantry at Modern Woodmen Park

By Joseph Kubly

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 12, 2020) — The Quad Cities River Bandits and Purina are teaming up to hold a contactless drive-thru pet-food pantry on Saturday, June 20, beginning at 2PM at Modern Woodmen Park, to help pet-friendly families financially impacted by COVID-19.

11 Jun 2020

University of Iowa Announces 2020 Spring Semester Dean's List Honorees

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 11, 2020) — More than 8,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2020 spring semester.

Guidelines for inclusion on the list are:

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