16 Jan 2020

2020 Robert D Blue Scholarship Application is Available Online

By Karen Austin

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announces the opening of the 2020 Robert D Blue Scholarship at rdblue.org as an outlet for students to fund their higher-education goals.

16 Jan 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds to Declare January “Slavery and Human-Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month” in Iowa

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — On Thursday, January 16, at 11AM, in the State Capitol Rotunda, Governor Kim Reynolds will sign a proclamation declaring January as “Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month.” The Governor has been actively involved in this issue for four years and serves as an honorary board-member for the Network Against Trafficking and Slavery.

16 Jan 2020

National Skating Month: Skate With Us Event, Saturday, 1/18/20, 3:15-5:15PM

By Tori Tebbitt

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — “Ice is Nice” says the Figure Skating Club of the Quad Cities (FSCQC). A special public session is set for Saturday, January 18, to recognize US Figure Skating Associations (USFSA)’s National Skating Month at The River’s Edge, 700 W River Drive, in Davenport, Iowa. The “Skate with Us” ice session from 3:15-5:15PM provides a chance for the public to learn more about skating opportunities in the Quad Cities.

16 Jan 2020

WQPT and WIU-QC to Host 5th Annual Campus Art Show

By Lora Adams

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2020) — Quad Cities’ Student Services invites all Quad Citizens to submit images of art, photos, and designs for possible display in the 5th Annual Campus Art Show.

16 Jan 2020

Cancer Transitions — Moving Beyond Treatment

By Kelly Craft

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Gilda’s Club and Genesis Cancer Care Institute are partnering to offer a 6-week cancer survivorship series called Cancer Transitions™.

There will be two options to attend:

  • Wednesdays Wednesday, February 5–March 11, 2020, 10AM– noon

OR

16 Jan 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Presides over Start of Historic Impeachment Trial

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (January 16, 2020) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley, as president pro tempore of the United States Senate, today presided over the opening of the impeachment trial of the President of the United States.

16 Jan 2020

A Loophole for the Lawless: "Qualified Immunity" Must Go

By Thomas L Knapp

On August 11, 2014, officers from the Caldwell, Idaho Police Department asked for Shaniz West's permission to enter and search her home. They were looking for her ex-boyfriend. West authorized the search and handed over her keys.

16 Jan 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Releases Statement on USMCA Ratification

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to Congress ratifying the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA):

16 Jan 2020

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Q&A: Human Trafficking in the Heartland

By Grassley Press

Q: What should Iowans know about human trafficking?

A: As unconscionable as it may sound, 21st-century slavery exists. Criminal networks are depriving the youngest and most-vulnerable members of society of their freedom by targeting and entrapping children for illicit sex-trafficking and forced labor. It’s happening right under our noses here in America’s Heartland.

16 Jan 2020

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

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 16, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg  released an updated public schedule for the week of Monday, January 13, 2020-Sunday, January 19, 2020.

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

 

Thursday, January 16

Gov Reynolds signs Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month Proclamation

Iowa State Capitol 

Capitol Rotunda

Des Moines, IA

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