WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today reintroduced major legislation to create a healthier future for America by giving our citizens access to better preventive care and consumer information to encourage healthier lifestyles. The Healthier Lifestyles and Prevention America Act, also known as the HeLP America Act, provides all sectors of our society – […]
Jan 28 2011 | Posted in
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WASHINGTON D.C – Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that five fire departments across the state received a total of $487,129 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funds will be used for training, equipment, personal protective equipment, vehicle acquisition, wellness and fitness and health and safety modifications […]
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell spoke on the House floor in support of H.Res.49, the Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta Medal of Honor Flag Resolution. Staff Sgt. Giunta of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Boswell’s prepared floor statement is below. Thank you […]
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Lady Statesmen in First Place After Pulling Past #11 St. Ambrose Oskaloosa–In front of a raucous home crowd, the Penn women’s basketball team won the biggest regular season game for the program in a long time by dropping #11 nationally-ranked St. Ambrose 67-53 in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Thursday. The Lady Statesmen (18-6, 9-1 MCC) […]
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(01/27/11) HONOLULU – The US Environmental Protection Agency today applauds the Mayors, County Councils and residents of Maui and Kauai counties in Hawaii for enacting restrictions banning plastic shopping bags – reducing their waste and protecting the environment in a single action. “The leadership shown by the Counties of Maui and Kauai in banning these […]
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FBI agents today executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations. Also today, the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service executed additional search warrants and arrested five people for their alleged role in the attacks. These distributed denial […]
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WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corp. and related Guidant entities under the False Claims Act for conduct relating to certain of its cardiac devices, the Justice Department announced today. The United States alleges that Guidant sold cardiac devices, the Ventak Prizm 2 and the Renewal 1 and 2, […]
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(Des Moines)- After completing public interviews of all 60 applicants, the State Judicial Nominating Commission has selected a slate of nine nominees to fill the vacancies on the Iowa Supreme Court that occurred when the terms of Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, Justice Michael Streit and Justice David Baker ended on December 31, 2010. The nominees are: […]
The Iowa General Assembly was in session again today. Perhaps the biggest event of the day came in the early morning session of the senate when Senator Sorenson moved to suspend the rules and bring up SJR 8, an act declaring marriage to be between one man and one women. This motion was defeated 24-26. […]
Organizers for RAGBRAI have chosen the overnight host communities for the 2011 ride and are set to make the announcement Saturday night at 8:30 pm. The ride – which tends to alternate between northerly and southerly routes, is expected to roll through southern Iowa this year July 24-30th. That would seem to favor the communities […]
