02 Feb 2016

marijuana legalization; Justice Department lacks way to study effects on federal enforcement priorities, GAO finds

By Grassley Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley is one of two senators who asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the actions Colorado and Washington have taken to implement their recreational marijuana laws and the mechanisms the Department of Justi...

02 Feb 2016

Davenport Man Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Disability Benefits

By Shelly Robertson

DAVENPORT, IA – On January 29, 2016, James Clayton Bailey, 67, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 15 months in prison for theft of government property, announced Acting United States Attorne...

02 Feb 2016

Wilton Man Sentenced to Prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of a Stolen Firearm Charges

By Shelly Robertson

DAVENPORT, IA – On January 29, 2016, Brandon Lysle VanBlarcom, 29, of Wilton, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 72 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm...

01 Feb 2016

Grassley to Convene Year’s First Hearing on EB-5 Regional Center Program Failures

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said that the committee’s first EB-5 immigrant investor Visa Program hearing of the year will focus on the problems of the program, what authorities federal officials need, and w...

29 Jan 2016

Governor Rauner Statement on Visit by President Obama

By Catherine Kelly

SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement:

“I look forward to welcoming President Obama to the State Capitol and hearing him speak about finding common ground between Republicans and Democrats. Despite our p...

29 Jan 2016

News from Senator Grassley's Office Jan 28, 2015

By Grassley Press

BLUMENTHAL, GRASSLEY, CASEY URGE HHS, CMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal ...

28 Jan 2016

Smiddy Condemns Extreme Rhetoric in Rauner’s State of the State

By Paul Ferrero

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In response to Governor Rauner’s state of the state address today, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, delivered the following statement:

“Today the governor had a chance to extend his hand in a gesture of good...

28 Jan 2016

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets

By Dawn Thomas

DES MOINES, IA – On January 27, 2016, Mo Hailong, also known as Robert Mo, 46, appeared before the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security Jo...

28 Jan 2016

Statement from the Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of WI and Wisconsin Scottish Rite

By Tim Anderson

DOUSMAN, WISCONSIN; 27 JANUARY 2016

We are thankful to law enforcement for thwarting a potential tragedy at the Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Milwaukee which houses several Masonic organizations as well as the Dyslexia Cente...

27 Jan 2016

29 Days of Black History Facts

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

1.     Claude McKay is generally regarded as the first major poet of the Harlem Renaissance. His best poetry, including sonnets ranging from the militant “If We Must Die” (1919) to the brooding self-portrait “Outcast,” was colle...

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