CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 13 -- Coe College issued the following news: Coe College is pleased to announce DJ Patil as the 2024 K. Raymond Clark Contemporary Issues Forum speaker. Patil will be on Coe's campus Thursday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m., and his speaking engagement in Sinclair Auditorium is open to the public. DJ Patil is considered to be one the most influential data scientists in the world. He was appointed by President Barack Obama as the first U.S. chief data scientist and was tasked   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: This week, Donald Trump bragged about his role in stripping away women's reproductive freedoms saying, "For 54 years they were trying to get Roe v. Wade terminated, and I did it. And I'm proud to have done it... We did something that was a miracle." It's clear that Miller-Meeks agrees, given she: * Co-sponsored a national abortion ban with no exceptions. * Voted to amend  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: This week, Donald Trump bragged about his role in stripping away women's reproductive freedoms, saying, "For 54 years they were trying to get Roe v. Wade terminated, and I did it. And I'm proud to have done it... We did something that was a miracle." It's clear that Nunn agrees, given he: * Raised his hand in support of banning abortion with no exceptions * Voted for "th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 13 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement regarding the State's appeal of the district court's decision to block an Iowa law restricting age-inappropriate materials in K-6 schools. "When we send our kids to school, we trust that their innocence will be protected. I'm glad to say that we are today appealing the district court's decision in ord  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the 2023 Iowa Crop Production Annual Summary released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The national summary and state summaries are released in January each year. "Even with all the weather challenges last year, Iowa remained a production powerhouse and that's a testament to the assistance of ti  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 13 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2024: At today's meeting, the Enhance Iowa Board awarded $1,775,000 in Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants to a community center in Doon, a splash pad in Huxley, a trail project in Okoboji and a recreation center in Denison. Additionally, the board awarded a $4,000 Sports Tourism grant to promote the Kewash Trail Half Marathon. * * * Details for the projects receiving CAT grant  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Christopher Kemp as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Judge Kemp, of Grimes, Iowa, is a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. He received an undergraduate degree from Carleton College and his law degree from Drake Law School. Judge Kemp fills a vacancy created following the retirement of the Ho  more