ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, March 22 -- Augustana College issued the following news: Augustana College will host a free screening on April 4 of "Moved by Waters," a documentary focused on the network of people and organizations in Iowa and Illinois working toward improved water quality. The screening and following panel discussion are sponsored by Augustana's Upper Mississippi Center. The public event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Olin Auditorium, 820 38th St., Rock Island. Parking is available in  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 -- Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: Des Moines Public Schools is increasing organizational concentration on strengthening the district's overall fundraising capacity and sustainability. New Chief of Staff for Philanthropic Engagement Kayli Becker will provide strategic leadership to diversify, strengthen and grow funding opportunities to keep the promise of an innovative and world class education for every student who walks through the door  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Bird today joined a bipartisan 20-state coalition and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make sure federal employees who serve in the military reserves do not lose their pay when deployed. Federal law ensures that reservists who are federal employees are entitled to the same pay on deployment as they are in their civil  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Today, the Court chose Iowa to lead the nationwide lawsuit against Biden's latest green scheme. Biden's climate mandate forces businesses to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, attempts to influence investments based on climate change theories, requires businesses to disclose climate-related risks, and makes businesses release a plan to adapt to climate agenda recomm  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the January 8, 2024 fatal shooting of Salvador Perez-Garcia by Sioux City Police Department officers was legally justified. The Attorney General's conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The investigation found that Perez-Garcia   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on March 21, 2024: The Iowa Tourism Office presented 24 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry during the 2024 Iowa Tourism Conference in Des Moines this week. "These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of our tourism industry partners and the appeal of Iowa as a destination," said Amy Zeigler, state tourism office manager. "We look forward to building on the positive moment  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Governor Reynolds today issued the following statement after the Iowa House passed HF 2612, a bill which reforms Iowa's Area Education Agencies (AEA) to improve special education outcomes, and raises teacher salaries for new and experienced teachers: "Today's vote by the House paves a path forward to further strengthen Iowa's education system in meaningful ways. Every student deser  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 (TNSres) -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release: Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in February, down from 3.0 percent in January and equal to the rate one year ago. Meanwhile, despite widespread job growth across multiple industries, Iowa's labor force participation rate ticked down from 67.3 percent in January to 67.2 percent in February as a large concentration of young Iowans left work for education. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: March Madness tips off this afternoon, with men's NCAA basketball teams going head-to-head today and the women's tournament officially kicking off tomorrow. Interest and enthusiasm in the women's game has exploded, in large part thanks to Caitlin Clark, an Iowa Hawkeyes guard and now the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, anal  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 22 -- MidAmerican Energy issued the following news: MidAmerican Energy is helping communities across Iowa become greener and save on their energy bills through more than $100,000 in tree grants. MidAmerican will award $112,635 in grant funding to 55 Iowa cities through the company's "Trees Please!" program. The program promotes tree planting projects in publicly owned community and school spaces in ways that encourage using less energy. Trees can grow energy savings   more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 22 -- Luther College issued the following news: Grace Lawrence, a senior at Luther College, is majoring in social work because she wants to help vulnerable populations. She's spending her last semester in Washington, D.C., learning more about the social work field through an internship. "What I like about Luther's social work program is the amount of field experience it offers," Lawrence said. "Luther prioritizes real-word experience, and the courses are focused on applyi  more