DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2020) — The new year is right around the corner and State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald wants Iowans to be financially secure in 2020. Many of us have financial accounts we don't check regularly — a retirement account from a past employer or savings account opened when a child was born. "Not checking on these accounts may seem harmless, but it can result in your assets becoming unclaimed property," said Fitzgerald.

WASHINGTON DC (January 6, 2020) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on looking ahead to the New Year:

I want to wish all Iowans a happy New Year.

As 2020 begins, I’m focused on passing the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

I’m leading a meeting of the Finance Committee tomorrow to report out the bill, so a Senate floor vote is imminent.

SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI (January 6, 2020) — Earning a spot on Drury University's Dean's List is a significant accomplishment; it means a student earned a grade-point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according to US News and World Report.   In the fall semester, the following student(s) made the day school Dean's list:   Moline, IL

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 6, 2020) — Your winter reading can earn rewards for you when you enter the Rock Island Public Library Winter Reading Challenge.