18 Jul 2016

USDA Invests More than $9 Million to Support Small Businesses in 12 States

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the investment of more than $9 million in

13 Jul 2016

IRS, Partners Warn Tax Preparers of Data Theft Risks; Launch New Campaign to Increase Awareness

By Christopher A. Miller

IR-2016-96, July 6, 2016

 

 

WASHINGTON — Leaders from the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax preparation community today warned tax preparers that they increasingly are targets of cybercriminals and s...

06 Jul 2016

JCPenney at Sandburg Mall Undergoing Renovation to Enhance Shopping Experience

By Rick Martin

Upgrades include the addition of Disney and The Salon by InStyle™

PLANO, Texas – (June 21, 2016) – JCPenney shoppers in Galesburg, Ill., will discover a new and exciting way to get their Penney’s worth of style, qual...

06 Jul 2016

USDA Announces New Assistance to Help Rural Utility Customers Conserve Energy, Lower Bills

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new program that will help rural residents conserve energy and save money on their utility bills. The new

06 Jul 2016

Better government purchase card use could save taxpayer money, GAO finds

By Rick Martin

Sen. Chuck Grassley has a long history of exposing the abuse of government charge cards and working to fix the abuses.  In 2012, a bill he drafted called the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act became law.  The law required federal agenc...

28 Jun 2016

Reducing Fraud against Taxpayers

By Rick Martin

Friday, June 17, 2016

 

Grassley: SCOTUS Decision Important Step to Reducing Fraud against Taxpayers

 

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week in Universal Health Services v...

28 Jun 2016

Smiddy: Governor’s Stop-Gap Budget Proposal Wrongly Places Bureaucrats before Frail Elderly & Disabled Kids

By Rick Martin

MOLINE, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, stood with local service providers and educators Thursday to highlight where Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed stop-gap budget proposal falls short, namely through massive cuts to services for the...

28 Jun 2016

Small Business Health Care Relief Act; Grassley, Heitkamp introduce updated bill following key House committee passage

By Rick Martin

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

 

Grassley, Heitkamp Re-introduce Updated Version of Small Business Health Care Relief Act, Work for Senate Passage Following Key House Committee Passage

 

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27 Jun 2016

Mercer County, Better Together launches first forum of initiative

By Rick Martin

 

 

The Mercer County, Better Together initiative held their first of four community forum Tuesday, June 14 at St. Catherine’s Hall in Aledo, IL. Nearly 40 residents attended the forum and participated in extensive discussion o...

27 Jun 2016

Iowa Certifies Site on the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant campus

By Rick Martin

Burlington-area site joins 11 sites in Iowa that are part of the Iowa Certified Site program

(MIDDLETOWN) – Governor Terry Branstad announced today that the Commerce Center of Southeast Iowa is the latest industrial site t...

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