10 Mar 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Meets with Bettendorf Leaders

By Grassley Press

 

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley today met with Mayor Robert Gallagher, Aldermen Frank Baden, Lisa Brown, Jerry Sechser, Scott Naumann, and Scott Webster, and City Administrator Decker Ploehn during their visit to Washington DC for the League of Cities conference.

10 Mar 2020

Policymakers Should Act Quickly and Responsibly to Boost the Economy

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — The threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has spooked markets and appears likely to significantly weaken the economy on both the supply and demand sides. Assuming policymakers implement measures to support the economy, they should be structured for the particular situation we face and offset over a reasonable period of time. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

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10 Mar 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley to Hold Town Meetings in Hamilton, Kossuth, Boone, and Grundy Counties

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley will hold town meetings in Hamilton County on Tuesday, March 17, Kossuth and Boone counties on Wednesday, March 18, and Grundy County on Thursday, March 19, as a part of his annual 99-county meetings.

10 Mar 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs SF155 into Law

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF155, a bill to allow mobile barber shops in the state of Iowa. Gov Reynolds was joined by Lieutenant Gov Adam Gregg, Iowa lawmakers, and William Burt, the owner of a mobile barbershop serving underprivileged Iowans. SF155 passed the Iowa Senate 49-0 and the Iowa House 92-0.

10 Mar 2020

EPA Expediting Emerging Viral Pathogens Claim Submissions

By EPA Region 7 Office of Public Affairs

LENEXA, KANSAS (March 9, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified registrants of disinfectants that due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, the agency is expediting the review of submissions from companies requesting to add Emerging Viral Pathogens claims to their already-registered surface disinfectant labels.

10 Mar 2020

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Cautions Iowans about Coronavirus-Related Price-Gouging

By Lynn Hicks

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2020) — Iowans should look out for price-gouging and other scams related to the COVID-19 virus, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller warns.

10 Mar 2020

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Announces Proactive Flexibilities to Feed Children When Schools Close

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (March 10, 2020) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced proactive flexibilities to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the coronavirus.

10 Mar 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds, Lt Gov Adam Gregg Release Public Schedules Update

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 10, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released a public schedule update for the week of Monday, March 9, 2020-Sunday, March 15, 2020.

The following events are open to credentialed members of the media:

 

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold Invest in Iowa Town Hall

Boone City Hall

923 8th St

Boone, IA

9AM

 

Thursday, March 12, 2020

10 Mar 2020

Local Students Named to Dean's List at Washington University in St Louis

By Sue McGinn

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI (March 10, 2020) — The following students have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2019 semester at Washington University in St Louis:

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, STATUS, SCHOOL, TO QUALIFY

10 Mar 2020

This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?

By John W Whitehead

“It takes a remarkable force to keep nearly a million people quietly indoors for an entire day, home from work and school, from neighborhood errands and out-of-town travel. It takes a remarkable force to keep businesses closed and cars off the road, to keep playgrounds empty and porches unused across a densely populated place 125 square miles in size. This happened … not because armed officers went door-to-door, or imposed a curfew, or threatened martial law.

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