06 May 2020

Iowa PBS to Host US Senate Democratic Primary Debate

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (May 6, 2020) — Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate for the US Senate Democratic Primary on Monday, May 18, at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 8PM.

06 May 2020

Davenport Public Library Presents DIY Green Cleaning

By Brittany Peacock

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 6, 2020) — Time for spring cleaning! Learn to make three eco-friendly cleaning products using common household supplies. Join us Friday, May 8, 10AM, on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/HYDiHHhgKfQ.

We will be creating 3 recipes:

06 May 2020

Treasury Will Borrow $3 Trillion in Just Three Months

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (May 6, 2020) — The Department of the Treasury yesterday estimated that the second quarter of 2020 will see a record-breaking $3 trillion in borrowing, as the country continues to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related economic downturn.

06 May 2020

Grassley, Wyden, Neal Push Treasury to Allow Small Businesses to Deduct Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Expenses

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 6, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E Neal (D-MA) wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urging the department to change its flawed interpretation of the CARES Act preventing businesses from deducting expenses associated with Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that are ultimately forgiven.

06 May 2020

No, the Politicians Didn't Save Us From COVID-19

By Thomas L Knapp

Writing at Reason magazine, Eric Boehm notes two trends revealed in data released by Apple and Foursquare. Trend One: Americans began reducing their outings and social interactions before, not because of, "shelter in place" orders issued by grandstanding, opportunistic politicians. Trend  Two: Americans started coming back out and resuming something like normal life before, not because, those politicians started lifting those orders.

05 May 2020

Additional COVID-19 Cases in Iowa, Additional Deaths Confirmed

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 5, 2020) — Today, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 408 additional positive cases for a total of 10,111 positive cases. There have been an additional 3,000 negative tests for a total of 50,458 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

05 May 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Supports Title 32 National Guard Extension in Iowa

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 5, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking that he grant Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’s request to extend the authorization of 1,000 members of

05 May 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and 10 Attorneys-General Ask DOJ to Investigate Meat-Packer Pricing

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 5, 2020) — Attorney General Tom Miller and a bipartisan group of attorneys-general from 10 other states urge the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price-fixing by meat-packers in the cattle industry.

05 May 2020

Meals to You to Serve 5 Million Meals a Week to Rural Children

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (May 5, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced a major expansion of Meals to You, USDA’s 

05 May 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley, GOP Colleagues Send Letter to FBI and ATF on Firearms Background Check System during Coronavirus Pandemic

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (May 5, 2020) — US Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and his colleagues are encouraging the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to continue protecting public safety while respecting the Second Amendment and federal law during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a letter led by Sen John Cornyn (R-TX) to FBI Director Christopher Wray and ATF Acting Director Regina Lombardo, the senators are seeking information on how

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