WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A recent article by the Washington Post highlighted Democratic governors across the country who are dropping barriers to voting as Republicans embrace anti-democratic voting restrictions. Following a slew of restrictions in states with GOP-controlled legislatures like Georgia, Florida and Iowa, Democratic governors are leading the way by making permanent the practices that led to record-high turnout last yea  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release: After a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, student officers and group mentors from Iowa's career and technical student organizations convened in Ankeny this month for an annual leadership and skill-building training. Sponsored by the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Career and Technical Student Organization's (CTSO) Creating Outstanding Officer Leaders (COOL) training provided 36 yo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Education (Department) is seeking public comment on its request to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funding flexibility waiver, originally granted by the U.S. Department of Education on April 21, 2020, for one additional fiscal year. This extension, like the original waiver authorized under section 3511 of Division A of the CARES Act, w  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Today Governor Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa State Patrol officers will be deployed to the U.S. Southern Border to aid law enforcement and border security efforts. The governor is responding to a request from Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). "My first responsibility is to the health and safety of Iowa  more

AMES, Iowa, June 24 (TNSJou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: A new study of small Iowa towns found that vulnerable populations within those communities face significantly more public health risks than statewide averages. The study, published this week in PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed open access journal, was led by Benjamin Shirtcliff, associate professor of landscape architecture at Iowa State University. He focused on three Iowa towns - Marshalltown, Ottumwa and Perr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 24 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and three partner institutions have received nearly $1 million to expand the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative. The $960,000 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute for Food and Agriculture supports phase two of the three-year effort, which is led by Iowa State University. The program won initial NIFA funding o  more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, June 25 (TNSMon) -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The University of Northern Iowa has received its third and largest allotment of federal COVID-19 relief funding, which will provide additional financial assistance to qualifying students impacted by the pandemic during the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters. The $10.7 million provided to UNI as part of the American Rescue Plan and Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) is   more