DES MOINES, IOWA (January 30, 2020) — A judge has ordered a Moravia lumber company to pay the state $25,718.50 after finding it had cut down dozens of trees in Stephens State Forest in Lucas County.

Moravia Hardwoods LLC is also banned from buying timber for one year after its owner lied to the state on a bond-renewal application, Fifth District Judge Martha L Mertz ruled this week.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (January 29, 2020) — Brooke Harris, of Pleasant Valley, Iowa, was named to the College of Charleston Fall 2019 President's List. Harris is a Biology major.

To qualify for President's List (Highly Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours.

To quality for Dean's List (Distinguished), students must earn a GPA of 3.600 or higher and complete a minimum of 14 semester hours.

WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2020) — Statement for the record by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the First in the Nation Iowa Caucuses:

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This coming Monday, the First in the Nation Iowa caucuses kick off the Presidential nomination process.

The Presidential preference part of the caucus is just one part, however.

In truth, the Iowa caucuses are an example of grassroots democracy.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (January 30, 2020) — State Representative Tony McCombie (71st-Savanna) reacted to Governor JB Pritzker’s second State of the State Address by renewing her call for Illinois lawmakers to focus on providing relief for out-of-control property taxes, reforming ethics laws to eliminate self-dealing, and improving the way Illinois redraws its political maps following the decennial Census.