DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — The State Objection Panel, which is comprised of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, and Auditor of State Rob Sand, met Tuesday to consider nine objections filed against primary election candidates. The panel heard arguments from the challengers and the candidates or their representatives.

Below is how panel ruled on each challenge.

WASHINGTON DC (March 24, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) is urging the leader of the US intelligence community to further incorporate and provide intelligence access to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of National Security (ONS) to strengthen the governmental response to the COVID-19 public health crisis and future health concerns.

“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put your finger on.”― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — Rivermont Collegiate Preschool Teacher, Cassaundra Dunbridge has been awarded the National Geographic Educator Certification. The certification is not easy to achieve; less than 5000 people worldwide per seasonal cohort are accepted into the program. She applied for the summer cohort this past

December but was surprised to be invited to the winter cohort.

WASHINGTON DC (March 24, 2020) — Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), the lead authors of the bipartisan First Step Act (FSA), led 12 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter pressing the Trump Administration to take necessary steps to protect the health and well-being of federal prison staff and inmates in Federal custody, particularly by using their authority unde

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 19 additional positive cases of Iowans with COVID-19, for a total of 124 positive cases. There have been a total of 2,315 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

According to IDPH, the locations and age ranges of the 19 individuals include:

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 24, 2020) — The Illinois State Dental Society, representing Illinois dentists and their dental practices since 1865, has issued revised guidance as dentists and all healthcare professionals make critical adjustments to help prevent the spread of coronavirus:  

WASHINGTON DC (March 24, 2020) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today announced continued progress in the implementation of the agriculture-related provisions of the US-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON DC (March 24, 2020) — Negotiators continue to work on a third response bill to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with legislation proposed today by House Democrats and last Thursday by Senate Republicans. Both bills include important provisions to strengthen public health, aid those most affected by the crisis, support the economy, and address the current emergency.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (March 24, 2020) — Our nation’s ongoing public health crisis is creating dire consequences for Illinois’ community-health centers, from a lack of patients. Illinois’ congressional delegation is stepping up to call for an answer now.  

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