ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 16, 2019) — Quad City Arts is pleased to announce Arts Dollars grants for the 2020 cycle. Applications are welcome from individual artists, K-12 schools, and non-profit organizations partnering with artists. All art forms are eligible. Since 1990, Quad City Arts has supported the local art community by awarding more than $1,000,000 in grants to local artists, non-profit organizations, and schools.

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) makes no bones about his position on the likely upcoming impeachment trial of US president Donald Trump. "I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind," he tells CNN International's Becky Anderson. "I'm not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here." Well, okay, then. Graham has publicly disqualified himself as, and should be excused from serving as, a juror.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg released their public schedules for Monday, December 16, 2019-Sunday, December 21, 2019.

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

 

Tuesday, December 17

Gov Reynolds, Lt Gov Gregg hold public budget hearing

Governor’s Office — Robert D. Ray Conference Room

Iowa State Capitol

Des Moines, IA

AMES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — Adaptive Sports Iowa, a non-profit committed to providing sports and recreation opportunities for Iowans with physical disabilities, has begun generating donations through the Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program.

The Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program, which launched in November 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where customers live and work.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — The Iowa Environmental Council appeared before the Iowa Utilities Board this week in Dubuque, Iowa, to encourage the Board to approve the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line in order to facilitate more renewable energy development in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 13, 2019) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) helped 3,337 Iowans purchase a home in 2019, the most in the agencies’ history. To celebrate the community benefits of homeownership, IFA invites the public to help them break the Guinness World Record for the most people decorating gingerbread houses simultaneously.

Q: Why are you raising concerns about World Bank loans to China?

A: When I got wind the World Bank approved an over $1 billion a year plan to award China with low-interest loans through 2025, I raised a big red flag.

STANTON, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the availability of a second round of $550 million in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

WASHINGTON DC (December 12, 2019) — The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley’s (R-IA) bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) as part of a broader package of child and family safety legislation, known as the CAPTA Reauthorization Act.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 12, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds and Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg on Friday released an updated public schedules for the week of Monday, December 9, 2019-Sunday, December 15, 2019.

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

 

Friday, December 13

Gov Reynolds attends Celebrate Iowa Gala (correcting address) 

Scottish Rite Consistory 

519 Park Street 

Des Moines, IA 

7PM

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