LENEXA, KANSAS (March 31, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the registration of the use of isoxaflutole on genetically-engineered soybeans, providing soybean farmers with a new tool they can use to control weeds that have become resistant to many other herbicides.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released, on March 30, its analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the budget’s policies.

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WASHINGTON DC (March 30, 2020) — Members of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade, are pushing for a delay to the proposed June 1 entry into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

WASHINGTON DC (March 30, 2020) — Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has extended the deadline for 

FOREST GROVE, OREGON (March 30, 2020) — Michaela Nash of Rock Island, Illinois, was named to the dean's list at Pacific University for the Fall 2019 semester. The dean's list recognizes undergraduate students in Pacific's College of Arts and Sciences who earn a grade-point average of at least 3.5.

WASHINGTON DC (March 30, 2020) — The US Food and Drug Administration has been providing unprecedented flexibility to labs and manufacturers to develop and offer COVID-19 tests across the US. The FDA’s regulations have not hindered or been a roadblock to the rollout of tests during this pandemic.

FAYETTE, IOWA (March 30, 2020) — As another example of its response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Upper Iowa University (UIU) has shifted the focus and purpose of its fourth annual Giving Day to "Celebrate UIU Day," scheduled to begin Thursday, April 16. During this time of unforeseen challenges and hardship, the UIU community is reminded of the University's mission to inspire success and empower lives.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 30, 2020) — Each spring, Quad City Arts shows works from top Quad City high school visual artists and their art teachers.

CANTON, MISSOURI (March 30, 2020) — Congratulations to Grant Aller on being accepted into Culver-Stockton College's incoming class for the fall 2020 semester.

Aller, from Bettendorf, Iowa, and a senior at Pleasant Valley Community High School, also was awarded the Promise Scholarship, a $6,000 per year scholarship for four years. This scholarship is awarded based upon academic credentials and is renewable provided the student remains in good academic standing.

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