ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 3, 2020) — Augustana College further strengthens its commitment to transfer students by earning the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) "receiving status." Augustana's participation in this agreement with other colleges and universities in Illinois highlights that transferring is a smooth process.

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS (February 3, 2020) — Benjamin Greiner, a resident of Davenport, Iowa, is announced as a Fall 2019 Distinguished Scholar at Rockford University.

Students attending Rockford University who earn at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester are named as Distinguished Scholars.

WASHINGTON DC (February 3, 2020) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) described how the prescription-drug pricing-reform bill, passed by the Committee with an overwhelming bipartisan vote in July and updated in December, will help control the

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 3, 2020) — Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning actress and vocalist Renée Elise Goldsberry will join the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) on Saturday, May 15, 2021, for an evening of Broadway, pop, and soul favorites. Goldsberry is best known for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Broadway smash Hamilton.

 

DUBUQUE, IOWA (Februrary 3, 2020) — University of Dubuque senior Rebekah Godwin has earned a prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship. The fellowship provides paid internships and executive mentorship for exceptional undergraduate women and gender-minority students in aerospace. This is the first year UD has been represented in the program.

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (February 3, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has made public the names of undergraduate students receiving semester honors for the Fall 2019 semester. Students who earn a 4.0 grade-point average, which represents all "A" grades, receive highest honors. High honors go to students earning 3.99 to 3.75 grade-point averages. Honors are given to students earning 3.74 to 3.50 grade-point averages.

WASHINGTON DC (Februrary 3, 2020) — Repreentative Dave Loebsack announced today that he has invited Gary Anderson, the Sheriff of Appanoose County, to be his guest at the State of the Union address in Washington on Tuesday, February 4. Anderson has 36 years of law enforcement experience, including the past 20 years as Sheriff. Each member of Congress is allotted one ticket to invite a guest to the State of the Union speech.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (February 3, 2020) — Mental and behavioral health needs are soaring in Illinois, and health-care providers struggle to keep up. One prominent statewide association continues to bring on the expertise and vision needed to transform how the problem is addressed.  

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 3, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released their public schedule for the week of Monday, February 3, 2020-Sunday, February 9, 2020.

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

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Gov Reynolds holds weekly press conference 

Robert Ray Conference Room

Governor’s Office

Des Moines, IA

10AM

 

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