10 Jun 2020

Attorney General Tom Miller Joins Third Lawsuit Alleging Generic Drug Price Fixing

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) ― Attorney General Tom Miller joined a coalition of 51 attorneys general filing the third lawsuit stemming from an antitrust investigation into a widespread conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for generic drugs sold across the United States.

10 Jun 2020

Grassley Calls on USDA to Release Report on Tyson’s Holcomb Facility Investigation, Protect Independent Cattle Producers

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting that the Packers and Stockyards Division publicly release findings from its investigation into beef pricing margins following the fire at Tyson’s plant in Holcomb, Kansas.

10 Jun 2020

Quad Cities Chamber Offers No-Cost Access to EICC’s Manufacturing Program

By Erin Platt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — The Quad Cities Chamber has partnered with Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) to offer ten students limited, no-cost access into their Manufacturing Awareness Program “25 in 25.”

The 90-day free online-training program provides full access to self-paced learning modules for exploring and earning certifications toward a career in manufacturing. It includes 25 different courses, each lasting no more than one hour.

10 Jun 2020

Iowa Health Care Association Foundation Announces COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund to Support Senior Health Care Workers

By Lori Ristau

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) — The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation has launched a new crisis-relief fund to support Iowa's senior health-care workers in preventing and mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

10 Jun 2020

EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations

By David Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 10, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations.

10 Jun 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Ron Wyden Want IG Help in Stopping Nursing Homes from Taking Medicaid Recipients’ COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (June 10, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) are asking the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) to issue alerts to providers and the public about the unlawful practices of some nursing homes that are requiring Medicaid recipients in their care to hand over thei

10 Jun 2020

Engineering a Race War: Will This Be the American Police State’s Reichstag Fire?

By John W Whitehead

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana

Watch and see: This debate over police brutality and accountability is about to get politicized into an election-year referendum on who should occupy the White House.

Don’t fall for it.

10 Jun 2020

Davenport Public Library Presents: Fairytale STEM

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 10, 2020) — Join us on Facebook Live on Thursdays in June at 2PM as we read a different fairytale and complete a related STEM project on. Supplies will be provided and can be picked up at the Eastern Avenue Branch Library. This program is best suited to children in K-3rd grade. Registration is required.

10 Jun 2020

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

By Carissa Andrews

WINONA, MINNESOTA (June 10, 2020) — The following students were named to the second semester 2020 Dean's List at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The full list includes 451 undergraduate students who earned a grade-point average of 3.60 or better on a 4.0 scale.

09 Jun 2020

Magician Mikayla Oz Hosted by Davenport Public Library

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (Iowa 10, 2020) — This summer, the library welcomes a rising star in magic and a name you will not want to forget: Mikayla Oz! Mikayla has been astonishing audiences across the Midwest for more than 10 years. Mikayla Oz doesn’t do your grandfather's old tricks. Instead, she's pushing boundaries and redefining what it means to be a magician.

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