AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Maquoketa Iowa. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/maquoketa-ia 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/maquoketa-ia https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:10:40 -0500 WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, urged Iowans to shop small in https://www.americantowns.com/news/ernst-support-a-small-business-today-31569969-keokuk-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ernst-support-a-small-business-today-31569969-keokuk-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds, Senate Majority Leader Whitver, and Speaker Grassley have reached an agreement to provide property tax relief https://www.americantowns.com/news/republican-leadership-announces-property-tax-reform-agreement-31572362-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/republican-leadership-announces-property-tax-reform-agreement-31572362-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law:  HF 553: A bill for an act relating to affirmative https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-signs-several-bills-into-law-31572363-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-signs-several-bills-into-law-31572363-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds has announced that applications for Students First Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) will be accepted starting https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-announces-application-start-date-administrative-rules-for-students-first-education-savings-accounts-31572365-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-announces-application-start-date-administrative-rules-for-students-first-education-savings-accounts-31572365-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds released the following statement in response to the conclusion of the 2023 legislative session:   https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-statement-on-2023-legislative-session-31572367-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-statement-on-2023-legislative-session-31572367-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Benton, Iowa, Jasper, https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-five-counties-in-response-to-severe-weather-31572856-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-five-counties-in-response-to-severe-weather-31572856-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Story County in response to severe weather that https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-story-county-in-response-to-severe-weather-31574000-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-story-county-in-response-to-severe-weather-31574000-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Marshall County in response to severe weather that occurred on https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-marshall-county-in-response-to-severe-weather-31574001-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-marshall-county-in-response-to-severe-weather-31574001-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF 2264 into law. HF 2264: A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-hf-2264-into-law-31658216-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-hf-2264-into-law-31658216-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 2204 into law, a bill for an act relating to interests in agricultural land acquired or held by https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-foreign-ownership-of-land-bill-into-law-31658219-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-signs-foreign-ownership-of-land-bill-into-law-31658219-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced $900,000 in competitive grants to help more Iowa children and teens access https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-iowa-department-of-education-announce-new-grant-program-to-expand-summer-meal-sites-for-children-31658223-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-reynolds-iowa-department-of-education-announce-new-grant-program-to-expand-summer-meal-sites-for-children-31658223-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 “I just can’t see with all those cuts [that] there will be no reduction in our staffing.” Green Hills AEA https://www.americantowns.com/news/reynolds-proposal-forces-aea-to-slash-budget-by-millions-lay-off-employees-31658650-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reynolds-proposal-forces-aea-to-slash-budget-by-millions-lay-off-employees-31658650-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The Iowa Democratic Party officially announced the Outstanding Democratic Party Volunteer and the Regional Rising Star Awardees on April 4 at a https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-announces-two-winners-of-marshalltown-regional-idp-awards-31658651-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/idp-announces-two-winners-of-marshalltown-regional-idp-awards-31658651-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 On the heels of Arizona passing a near-total ban on abortion, Iowa Republicans are set to argue their own extreme ban Iowa https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-iowa-rules-for-6week-abortion-ban-clear-legislative-hurdle-as-courts-consider-legality-31658652-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-iowa-rules-for-6week-abortion-ban-clear-legislative-hurdle-as-courts-consider-legality-31658652-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Mariannette Miller-Meeks claims to have “never voted to ban IVF” after voting to ban IVF twice Mariannette Miller-Meeks would like https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-mariannette-millermeeks-voted-twice-to-ban-ivf-she-says-otherwise-31658653-des-moines-ia.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fact-check-mariannette-millermeeks-voted-twice-to-ban-ivf-she-says-otherwise-31658653-des-moines-ia.html Government and Politics Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500