Liberal Chamber Hosts Legislative Coffee at Rock Island Depot March 14

Residents seeking face-to-face updates from state lawmakers can attend a Legislative Coffee hosted by the Liberal Chamber of Commerce at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Rock Island Depot; organizers have not published a street address or a confirmed list of attending legislators, so plan to verify those details with the chamber before traveling. The event is listed in the original schedule notice as a public opportunity to hear about legislative activity.

The original event notice reads: “What’s scheduled: The Liberal Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Legislative Coffee beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Rock Island Depot. The event will feature updates from area state representatives and an opportunity for the public to hear about legislative activity and ask que” — the announcement ends with a truncated word, leaving open whether a formal Q&A is planned. That wording also does not list which “area state representatives” will attend or how long the session will last.

The Rock Island Depot event is one of several regional constituent outreach sessions scheduled the same morning on March 14, creating practical choices for voters across eastern Iowa. Camanche City Hall will host a Camanche Legislative Coffee from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. with Sen. Zimmer and Rep. Determann at 818 7th Avenue. Council Bluffs has a Legislative Coffee from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Wilson Middle School multipurpose room at 715 N 21st St with “Area Legislators” listed. Earlier on the same day, Eldridge’s Coffee & Conversation runs 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Tasty Café, 209 E LeClaire Rd, with Rep. Mike Vondran. Sen. Zimmer is also listed for an 11:00 a.m. to noon DeWitt Legislative Coffee at the DeWitt Community Center, 512 10th Street, alongside Rep. Mommsen.

Several other named appearances on the regional calendar fall on or near March 14: Rep. Steve Holt in Denison at 10:00 a.m. at the Bake Shop, 1003 4th Ave S; Sen. Lynn Evans and Rep. Travis Sitzmann at the Cherokee Farm Bureau Office, 210 Centennial Dr STE B, at 10:00 a.m.; Rep. John Wills at Algona Public Library, 210 N Phillips St, from 10:30 a.m. to noon; and Rep. Larry McBurney at Urbandale Library, 3520 86th St, at 1:00 p.m. The Marion IBEW Town Hall with Sen. Molly Donahue is scheduled 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the IBEW Union Hall, 362 IBEW CT in Cedar Rapids, but that session is explicitly listed as “Union Members Only.”

Key details still require confirmation for the Liberal Chamber event: the Rock Island Depot street address and parking instructions, the names of confirmed legislators, whether a Q&A will be held, the scheduled end time, and any registration or fee requirements. If organizers confirm those items, the Liberal Chamber’s March 14 coffee will join a network of town halls and legislative coffees across the region that day featuring Sen. Zimmer, Rep. Determann, Rep. Mike Vondran, Rep. Steve Holt, Sen. Lynn Evans, Rep. Travis Sitzmann, Rep. John Wills, Rep. Mommsen, Sen. Molly Donahue, and Rep. Larry McBurney.