SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 4 -- Briar Cliff University issued the following news: Briar Cliff University is thrilled to announce the approval of two new Bachelor of Arts programs, marking a significant enhancement to our academic portfolio and underscoring our unwavering commitment to providing an exceptional education. At the recent December Board of Trustees meeting, approval was granted for the Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Interpretation and Translation. In response to the demands of our globali  more

PELLA, Iowa, Jan. 4 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College will launch into the Spring 2024 semester with a full day of programming to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day on campus. The community is invited to attend events beginning at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 15, in Douwstra Auditorium. "This year's MLK Day was collaboratively planned and put together by faculty and students," explains Noemi Vega, Class of 2025 communication studies and sociology major from Osceola, Io  more

AMES, Iowa, Jan. 5 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation's headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. * * * Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 Time ... Title ... ... Presenter 1 p.m. ... *Approve Minutes of the Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 Commission Meeting" ... "Cindy  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, potential alternatives to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race, will present their cases to Iowa voters in CNN town hall events. The town halls are expected to explore issues such as DeSantis' approach to Trump, Haley's strategy, expectations management for the Iowa caucuses, Haley's recent Civil War comments, and the cand  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a public comment letter to oppose a recently proposed rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). The letter was led by the States of Kansas, Iowa, and Montana regarding the rule Definition of "Engaged in the Business as a Dealer in Firearms." The ATF's proposal "takes the unprecedented step of making any individual who sells a firea  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Idaho, Iowa, and Montana, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Miller v. Bonta. The case involves a challenge to California's Assault Weapon Control Act (AWCA). The plaintiffs sued California over the constitutionality of the AWCA, which prohibits the "purchase, sale, gift, lending, manufacturing, di  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Jan. 3, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter, led by the State of Iowa, to America's largest proxy voting advice businesses, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis. The correspondence seeks a commitment from the two entities to follow the law and uphold their fiduciary duties to consumers by ensuring transparency and accountability for politically motivated "debanki  more