DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 29 -- The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium issued the following news: The Dubuque County Historical Society, which operates the Mathias Ham House, was awarded a $270,000 Challenge Grant from the Jeffris Family Foundation after completing its fundraising efforts for the matching $540,000 for the project through the Preserve the Wonder Capital Campaign. The $810,000 will support the restoration, preservation, and interior improvements to the house and its mechani  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following news: By Tom Steward, Government Accountability Reporter More than two and a half years after filing for a permit, Summit Carbon Solutions has finally gotten crucial approval from Iowa regulators for the first leg of a nearly 700 mile long pipeline  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 29 -- Progress Iowa, an organization that says it focuses on research, education and advocacy, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in response to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that the 6-week abortion ban enacted by Governor Reynolds and the Republican legislature can take effect while the case is decided by the district court: "Iowans are less free and less safe today. A doc  more