DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forestry - Fire Program, working in coordination with the US Forest Service, has grant money available for Iowa's rural fire departments to help battle wildfires. Applications are due on Oct. 15. The grant provides 50 percent reimbursement for wildland fire equipment with a maximum reimbursement grant of $4,500 per department. The grants offer  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 22-state coalition in a letter to Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ("SAVE") Act. The bill strengthens election integrity by preventing illegal aliens from voting in federal elections. For years, Biden's border invasion has threatened the safety of American communities. And now,  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 17 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a 22-state coalition of state attorneys general in a letter co-led by Iowa and Indiana calling on Congressional Leaders to support and pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ("SAVE") Act. This commonsense bill will strengthen our electoral process by upholding the rule of law and prohibiting those aliens who are ineligible to vote from doing so. "Pres  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of state attorneys general today called on the United States Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act, to ensure election integrity by protecting United States elections from illegal voters. The attorneys general call the bill a "common-sense reform" that has broad support among American voter  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Cherokee on Saturday, July 20 to provide one-on-one help for people affected by recent flooding and severe storms. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for nonpermanent structures, permanently moored vessels, boating registration, boating equipment, and zoning. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for special events and fireworks displays. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the opportunity for mean  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Governor Kim Reynolds today announced the retirement of Emily Wharton, director of the Iowa Department for the Blind, effective July 18, 2024. Wharton has led the department for seven years and previously served as its technology director. She is a former client of the Department for the Blind and graduated from its Iowa Blindness Empowerment and Independence Center. "Emily Wharton has d  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 18 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: The Iowa Department of Education today announced over $320,000 in emergency grant funds available to support Iowa school districts serving students experiencing homelessness as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the recent weather-related disasters. "The Emergency Grants to Serve Students Experiencing Homelessness program will help remove barriers faced by students who  more

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A Davenport man was sentenced yesterday to 162 months in federal prison for selling cocaine while under federal supervision. According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Dedrick Montez Jones, 44, during 2023, while Jones was under federal supervised release on a prior federal drug case, officers received information that   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Utilities Commission issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) issued an order (https://wcc.efs.iowa.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod=latest&allowInterrupt=1&dDocName=2148358&noSaveAs=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery) today establishing the procedural schedule and setting the public hearing date regarding Black Hills Energy's (Black Hills) application for an increase in its Iowa  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 17 -- The Iowa Utilities Commission issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) issued an order today establishing the procedural schedule and setting the public hearing date regarding Iowa-American Water Company's (Iowa-American) application for an increase in its water rates to customers. The public hearing, for the presentation of evidence and cross-examination of witnesses will be held at 9 a.m. November 19, 2024, in the IU  more