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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Tuesday June 25, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Air Quality Rules Crosswalk and Document Updates
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR has finalized air quality rule changes to implement Executive Order 10 (EO10). The final rules for section 567 Iowa Administrative Code (IAC), Chapters 15 and 20-35, were published on May 15, 2024, in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin and the IAC Supplement. The rule changes became effective on June 19, 2024. For assistance navigating the new air quality rules, please access the EO10  more

Attorney General Bird Makes Case in Court Against TikTok to Protect Kids
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on June 24, 2024: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today made the case in a state district court to prevent TikTok from lying to parents about inappropriate videos on the app. Attorney General Bird released the following statement: "Parents deserve to know the truth about the dangers of TikTok. " "Today, we made our case in court to stop TikTok from lying to parents about the inappropriate vi  more

Gov. Reynolds & Gov. Pillen Issue Joint Statement in Response to Missouri River Flooding
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Governors Reynolds and Pillen stressed the seriousness of the situ  more

Governor Reynolds Announces Approval of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that President Biden has approved Iowa's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred beginning on June 16, 2024 and continuing. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are  more

Governors Pillen & Reynolds Issue Joint Request to Stay Off Missouri River
LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 25 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Pillen & Reynolds Issue Joint Request to Stay Off Missouri River * * * Governor Jim Pillen and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S.  more

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on June 24, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Northwest Iowa is experiencing histo  more

Iowa Republicans are an Unstoppable Powerhouse
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: A new poll from the Des Moines Register shows likely voters in Iowa strongly favoring Republican candidates in all four of the state's Congressional districts. This comes as no surprise after a poll earlier this month showed Donald Trump with a commanding 18 percent lead over Joe Biden among likely voters in Iowa. "Zach Nunn, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra are working   more

Savills Advises Covetrus on Midwest State-of-the-Art Distribution Center
NEW YORK, June 25 -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * The global leader in animal-health technology services will open an over 80,000-square-foot distribution center in Iowa * * * DES MOINES, Iowa (June 24, 2024) -- Savills advised Covetrus on the real estate strategy for its new state-of-the-art distribution center in Grimes, Iowa. The global leader in animal health technology and services will relocate to the Prairie Business Park, located at 400 S  more