DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird called on Biden's EPA to reverse a rule that will devastate Iowa agriculture by banning formaldehyde that has been used at safe levels for years. EPA's mandate effectively bans formaldehyde by mandating that formaldehyde levels be beneath the background levels naturally found in many Americans' homes. Formaldehyde is a critical component in ensuring families ha  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Director McKenzie Snow, Iowa Department of Education, and Dean Dan Clay, University of Iowa's College of Education, today announced Shawn Datchuk as the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. The Iowa Reading Research Center was created by the Iowa Legislature in 2012 and is established by the Iowa Department of Education in partnership with the University of Iowa. Its pu  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2545 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=HF%202545) into law, a bill which improves educational standards and requires teaching on: World War I, World War II, the Holocaust, Cold War, 9/11, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and amendments, the Emancipation proclamation, and more. Gov. Reynolds signed the bill at Beit   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed HF 2673 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=HF%202673), a bill that aligns Iowa's 32 disconnected mental health and substance use regions into 7 unified behavioral health districts to improve outcomes for Iowans, into law. "Today, we align Iowa's 32 separate mental health and substance use service regions into one, unified behavioral he  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 2391 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF%202391), a bill for an act prohibiting the misbranding of certain food products, and providing penalties, and HF 2649 (https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=HF%202649), a bill for an act excluding the net capital gain from the sale of certain livestock from the computation  more

AMES, Iowa, May 16 -- The Iowa Transportation Commission issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Council Bluffs at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2702 Mid America Drive, on Tuesday, June 11, to hear about transportation matters from representatives of local government, interest groups, and individuals. Items that may be discussed at the meeting include the Iowa Transportation Improvement Program; transportation policies;   more

DECORAH, Iowa, May 15 -- Luther College issued the following news: On May 4, Luther College dedicated a new space for outdoor informal gatherings on campus. The Davidson Moteplass (Norwegian for "gathering space") was made possible by a gift from Luther alumni Thor Davidson, class of 1993, and Wendy (Jaycox) Davidson, class of 1992. It supports Luther's strategic framework and campus master plan, and highlights Luther's roots in Nordic culture, as the first college in the U.S. founded by Norweg  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, May 15 (TNSres) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: Four Ohio Wesleyan University students have earned competitive Baran Fellowships to fund projects intended to make them stronger candidates for graduate school admission and post-graduate fellowships. The newest recipients of the university-awarded Baran Fellowships are Savannah Brantley of Fairborn, Ohio; Jennifer Garner of Oro Valley, Arizona; Timothy Page of Roseville, Michigan; and Callie Staley   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 16 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: Lincoln Land Community College students Sean McCarthy and Quinten Palmer of Springfield were honored at the Illinois Geographical Society's annual awards banquet held in Burlington, Iowa, on April 26. McCarthy received the Charles Womack Award, which was established to honor the memory and spirit of Charles "Chuck" Womack, geography professor at Lakeland Community College. The award is given to one stud  more