19 Mar 2020

Disaster Recovery Grants Now Available

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 19, 2020) — After activating the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund six days ago as part of our community's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, applications are now being accepted to award 

19 Mar 2020

Consider Donating Personal Protective Equipment to Assist in COVID-19 Response

By Brooke Barnes

PRESS RELEASE (March 18, 2020) — In partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Rock Island and Scott County Health Departments and Rock Island and Scott County Emergency Management Agencies are encouraging businesses and organizations to donate extra personal protective equipment (PPE) to assist health care providers and health care facilities responding to COVID-19.

Any type of PPE is welcomed:

19 Mar 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs Legislation Expanding Roles for Physician Assistants

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 18, 2020) – Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF2357, a bill which expands the roles of physician assistants in Iowa, enabling them to better serve patients.

19 Mar 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: More Relief on the Way, All Must Do Their Part

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 18, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following comments on Congressional work responding to the novel coronavirus. The Senate passed the bipartisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act and it is now on its way to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

19 Mar 2020

Palmer College of Chiropractic Accepts Students for Enrollment

By Christine Beaudry

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2020) — The following students were accepted for enrollment for the spring 2020 trimester in the Bachelor of Science, General Science program at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main campus in Davenport, Iowa.

Kyleigh Adams of Davenport, IA

Emily Barber of Davenport, IA

Kaden Benson of Davenport, IA

Dillon Berry of Davenport, IA

Rachel Best of Davenport, IA

Ashley Borunda of Bettendorf, IA

19 Mar 2020

Rutherford Institute Challenges Court Ruling That Trouble Understanding Police Orders Constitutes Resistance, Justifies Use of Excessive Force

By The Rutherford Institute

DENVER, COLORADO (March 18, 2020) — Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute have appealed a federal court’s ruling that refused to hold police responsible for brutalizing an African-American man who, despite complying with police orders during an arrest, was subjected to excessive force and brutality, including being thrown to the ground, ta

19 Mar 2020

Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Returns to LeClaire Park in Davenport on 35th Anniversary

By Dave Klockau

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2020) — In 1985 Ronald Regan was President; "We Are The World" was recorded by the band USA for Africa; Back to the Future was the highest-grossing film of the year; and a small group of Quad Cities-area Blues fans organized and held the first-ever Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in Davenport, Iowa. This festival is now one of the oldest established Blues Festivals in the US.

19 Mar 2020

Diocese of Davenport Suspends Priest Following Complaint to AG

By Tim Lennon

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 18, 2020) — Following an allegation of abuse being reported to the Iowa attorney general, the Diocese of Davenport has suspended a priest who has been accused of sexual misconduct in the 1990s.

17 Mar 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Jon Tester Call on USDA to Address Rule Change, Protect Small Livestock Producers

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 17, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue recommending they clarify an ambiguous proposed rule regarding the undue and reasonable preferences provision of the Packers and Stockyards Act.

17 Mar 2020

EPA Continues to Deliver on Commitments under Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

By EPA Region 7 Office of Public Affairs

LENEXA, KANSAS (March 17, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule that reduce the burden for certain CDR reporters, improve the quality of CDR data collected, and align reporting requirements with the Lautenberg Act amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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