DES MOINES, IOWA (January 3, 2020) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined a coalition of 20 states and Washington DC, in asking the US Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 

MARSHALL, MISSOURI (January 3, 2020) — Dr Diane Bartholomew, vice president of academic affairs for Missouri Valley College, has announced the Fall 2019 Dean's List. The requirements for the Dean's List are a 3.3 or higher grade-point average; at least 12 graded hours for the semester; and no "D," "F," or "Incomplete" grades for the semester. The following student from the area was named to the Dean's List:

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WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 3, 2020) — Approximately 395 Iowa long-term care-providers were recognized by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) on December 16 for the quality of care they provide.

As we enter a new year, the running-battle between the world's governments and the world-changing technology known as "cryptocurrency" continues. As 2019 drew to an end, Swiss president Ueli Maurer asserted that Facebook's digital currency (not a real cryptocurrency), Libra, has failed "because central banks will not accept the basket of currencies underpinning it." Politicians want to regulate — or, if possible, kill — cryptocurrency.

 

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (January 2, 2020) — The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2019 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Victoria Cocquit of Geneseo (61254)

Adrian Connolly of Milan (61264)

Alexis Sweeney of Davenport (52806)

Tyler Voss of Davenport (52803)

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JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 2, 2020) — Iowa PBS will provide live coverage of Condition of the State 2020 on air and online. Governor Kim Reynolds will be presenting her address to the Iowa Legislature on Tuesday, January 14, at 10AM.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 2, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that water-quality infrastructure projects in Davenport, DeSoto, Nora Springs, Osceola, Schleswig, and West Union have been awarded a total of $775,000 in grants. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Gov Reynolds in January 2018.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (January 2, 2020) — Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre will present Giacomo Puccini’s classic work, "Madama Butterfly," Friday, January 17, and Sunday, January 19, at the Paramount Theatre (123 Third Ave SE) in Cedar Rapids. There will be a free pre-opera talk given by Stage Director A Scott Parry an hour prior to each performance.

 

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