20 Feb 2020

Rep Dave Loebsack Announces 2020 Congressional High School Art Competition

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (February 20, 2020) — Representative Dave Loebsack announced today that high-school students in the Iowa’s Second Congressional District may now begin to submit their original artwork to be considered for the 2020 Congressional Art Competition. The annual competition is hosted by the United States House of Representatives to recognize talented young artists from across the nation.

20 Feb 2020

Debt Will Likely Rise, Not Fall, Under the President's Budget

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (February 20, 2020) — According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget would reduce debt from 80 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) today to 66 percent by 2030 and reduce deficits from $1.1 trillion (4.9 percent of GDP) in 2020 to $261 billion (0.7 percent) in 2030.

20 Feb 2020

USDA and EPA Announce Continued Commitment to Support Rural Water Systems

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (February 20, 2020) — The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages, increasing costs, limited management-capacity, and declining rate-bases. Through this MOA, USDA and EPA will conduct joint activities to help rural water systems continue to provide access to safe drinking water.

20 Feb 2020

Eighty-Seven University of Iowa Student-Athletes Named Academic All-Big Ten

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 20, 2020) — Eighty-seven University of Iowa student-athletes have been named to the 2019 Big Ten Fall Academic All-Conference team. The list includes student-athletes from football (31), women's soccer (19), women's cross country (16), field hockey (11), men's cross country (7), and volleyball (3).

Isabella Blackman of Bettendorf , IA 52722 [Major: Finance; Sport: women's soccer]

20 Feb 2020

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue Announces New Innovation Initiative for USDA

By USDA Office of Communications

WASHINGTON DC (February 20, 2020) — Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands.

19 Feb 2020

Start Your Engines! The All Iowa Auto Show is Back in 2020

By Douglas Kabaker

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 19, 2020) — From Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15, the 2020 All Iowa Auto Show will transform Iowa Events Center into the state’s largest new car showroom with 100,000 square feet of inventory to look at.

Purchase your tickets now at www.IowaAutoShow.com.

19 Feb 2020

Iowa Remains at the Top of Credit Rating Scales

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 19, 2020) — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald reports the state of Iowa has once again affirmed its Triple A credit rating from rating agencies Standard and Poor's, Fitch Group, and Moody's — exemplifying the state's strong capacity to meet its financial commitments. "Triple A is the highest rating a state can achieve and I am proud to see this continue for Iowa," Fitzgerald said.

19 Feb 2020

Megan Hultquist of Bettendorf, Iowa, Named to University of Hartford President's List

By Meagan Fazio

WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (February 19, 2020) — The University of Hartford is pleased to announce that Megan Hultquist of Bettendorf, Iowa, has been named to its President's List, signified by a 3.75 GPA or higher, for Fall 2019.

19 Feb 2020

What's Happening at The German-American Heritage Center (GAHC)

By German-American Heritage Center

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 19, 2020) —

Gardens of Europe, Sunday, February 23 @ 2PM, General Admission

Join us on Sunday, February 23, for "Gardens of Europe," a series presented by Linnea Koch.

19 Feb 2020

Millennium Campus Network Co-Founder Sam Vaghar to Give 2020 Monmouth College Commencement Address

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 19, 2020) — Sam Vaghar, a social entrepreneur who leads a dynamic and growing global non-profit organization with the mission to empower young people to effect change, will give the 2020 commencement address at Monmouth College.

Vaghar will also receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from the College.

Monmouth College's 163rd Commencement exercises will be held at 12PM, May 17, on the Wallace Hall Plaza.

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