MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 3, 2020) — Members of Monmouth College's baseball team:

Riley Fetterer of Milan (61264)

Kale Ven Huizen of Port Byron (61275)

Justin Bost of Reynolds (61279)

Hunter De La Rosa of Moline (61265)

Tyler Ulfig of Taylor Ridge (61284)

Shamus Murphy of Milan (61264)

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 3, 2020) — Iowa’s high-school graduation-rate climbed to a record high of 91.6 percent in 2019, continuing a trend of long-term growth across nearly all groups of students, including those from diverse backgrounds, according to new data from the Iowa Department of Education. 

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 2, 2020) — Nearly 2,000 girl’s lives are being changed through a new Girl Scouts community-outreach program. This program directly supports at-risk girls in the underserved areas of Moline, Rock Island, Davenport, and Muscatine by building courage, confidence, and character through a Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

WASHINGTON DC (March 2, 2020) — Prepared Remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee, National MS Society Conference:

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Thanks for having me. It’s an honor to be given your Senator of the Year award.

Multiple Sclerosis is an unpredictable disease.

According to the experts here at the National MS Society, there are nearly 1 million people living with MS in the United States.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March, 2020) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking about Cancer: Treatments and Side Effects, a free workshop for people living with cancer and their loved ones. Designed to help people understand and manage the physical and psychological side effects of treatment, the two-hour workshop will take place on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 5:30-7:30PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities — 1234 E River Drive. Dinner and doors open at 5:30PM; presentation starts at 6PM.

MUSCATINE, IOWA (March 2, 2020) — Living Proof Exhibit is a non-profit that provides the therapeutic benefits of the arts to cancer patients, survivors, families, and caregivers. The Muscatine Art Center and Living Proof Exhibit begin its partnership in 2017. The partnership has grown with the Muscatine Art Center hosting the fall 2019 juried exhibition, “A Visualization of Hope”, with the works of over 30 cancer survivors represented.

Writing at the Florida Politics blog, AG Gancarski reports on three sales-tax "holiday" bills working their way through the state's legislature. Two of the bills would lengthen existing holidays on school supplies and storm-preparedness products. The third would expand the holiday habit to hunting and fishing items. According to the Sales Tax Institute, at least 16 states have sales-tax holidays scheduled this year on goods ranging from clothing to school supplies to generators to guns.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 28, 2020) — The Quad City Botanical Center and Rock Island Parks and Recreation are partnering to offer a unique day trip on June 18, 2020.

DES MOINES– Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg released their public schedules for the week of Monday, March 2, 2020-Sunday, March 8, 2020. 

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

 

Monday, March 2, 2020

Gov Reynolds attends Iowa Rally for Life

Iowa State Capitol

Rotunda

Des Moines, IA 

12PM

 

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

LENEXA, KANSAS (February 28, 2020) — At a water-reuse workshop in San Francisco, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the development of a Water Reuse Action Plan that will leverage the expertise of both industry and government to ensure the effective use of the Nation’s water resources.

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