WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes, and Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart spoke on Donald Trump and JD Vance's extreme and unpopular Project 2025 agenda to gut public education. They called out Trump and Vance's dangerous plans to eliminate the Department of Education, defund public schools, and reverse the Biden-Harris Administration's stu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Scott Brown, the current chief of the Iowa Attorney General's office's Statewide Prosecutions Section, will serve as the prosecutor for the office's new cold case unit, in addition to prosecuting cases for the office's criminal division. "Scott Brown is, hands down, the best prosecutor we could have asked for to lead prosecuti  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- Morningside University issued the following news: Morningside University is proud to announce it has been awarded a $20,000 Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) Curriculum Development Grant to fund its innovative proposal, AVIATE: Advancing Vigorous Instruction for Aviation Training Excellence. The grant will support the development of cutting-edge curriculum modules designed to enhance STEM education and provide hands-on learning experiences in aviation and aerospace  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. 5 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: Captain Tammie Jo Shults, who safely landed Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 after it experienced an engine failure, will deliver the Fall 2024 Michael Lester Wendt Character Lecture at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 7, 2024, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque. The lecture, titled "Habits, Hope, and Heroes," is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. Shults demonstra  more