PELLA, IOWA (December 9, 2019) — 50 Central College students will perform as part of the A Cappella Choir in the 45th annual Christmas Candlelight Concerts. The A Cappella Choir will perform at 7:30PM, Thursday, December 12, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. The group then will join the Chamber Singers, Orchestra and Handbells for performances at 8PM, Friday, December 13, and Saturday, December 14, on the Hoekstra Family Stage in historic Douwstra Auditorium.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (December 9, 2019) — The following individuals from your area are among the more than 1,800 prospective candidates for degree attending University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee commencement exercises Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Milwaukee.

UWM is the second-largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with approximately 25,000 students, both undergraduate and graduate.

 

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, PROGRAM  

I don't keep count, but I see lots of headlines like this one from The Hill, dated December 5: "Congress races to beat deadline on shutdown." Reporters Jordain Carney and Niv Elis tell us that "Congress is racing the clock" and working on a "tight time frame" to pass yet another stopgap spending measure ("continuing resolution") so that the government doesn't go into one of its perennial fake "shutdown" productions.

LENEXA, KANSAS (December 6, 2019) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit information from industry and the public on strategies for further reducing ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilization and fumigation operations.

WASHINGTON DC (December 6, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today released an updated version of their bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 and announced that an agreement was reached to fund critical, expiring health care programs.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2019) – Governor Kim Reynolds thanked President Donald Trump and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today for $96.7 million in aid to help Iowa’s recovery and rebuilding efforts from 2019 flooding. The grants are part of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR).

LENEXA, KANSAS (December 6, 2019) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) providing advice and recommendations to a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.

WASHINGTON DC (December 6. 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) joined Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Todd Young (R-IN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) in introducing the IMPACT Act, which would reinstate and expand reporting requirements to determine the impact of the more than 8,700 Opportunity Zones across the country.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 6, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released their public schedules for Monday, December 9, 2019-Sunday, December 15, 2019.

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

 

Monday, December 9

Gov Reynolds holds Executive Council Meeting

Robert D Ray Conference Room 

Governor’s Office

Iowa State Capitol

10AM

 

Q: Why did you push to create Value-Added Producer Grants?

A: As a lifelong family farmer, I know first-hand the many obstacles farmers face to stay afloat and pay the bills from one season to the next.

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