WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In a new interview, Miller-Meeks tried to downplay her extreme anti-choice record, falsely claiming it's a "disservice to people who are struggling" to call attacks on Iowans' reproductive freedom a top issue. After laying the groundwork for the Iowa abortion ban that's forcing women to flee the state for care and now working relentlessly to ban it nationwide, Miller-Meeks is desperate to s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: To the surprise of absolutely no one, Zach Nunn is once again trying to rewrite history and hide his anti-choice record. * Nunn claims: "I do not believe in a national abortion ban." - Fact Check: Nunn raised his hand in support of banning abortion nationwide with zero exceptions for rape, incest, or the life of the woman. * Nunn claims: "I voted for exceptions." - Fact Check: Nunn voted  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Name: Elise Seery Class Year: 2025 Major: Political Science Minors: Spanish and Fine Arts Hometown: Coralville, Iowa Internship Organization: YUNUS Internship Title: English teacher Location: Santiago, Chile What's happening at your internship? We would love to hear what kind of work you are doing! My internship is coordinated through IES and their Summer Internship Program in Santiago, Chile. I h  more

PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Central College issued the following news: Jay Wackerly, associate professor of chemistry at Central College, is the lead author of an article titled "Teaching Abductive Reasoning for Use as a Problem-Solving Tool in Organic Chemistry and Beyond," recently published in Frontiers in Education. Collaborating with faculty from Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the US Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, the research focuses on how instructors can ef  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a settlement with Marriott International, resolving a years-long investigation into a data breach of its guest reservation database. The Federal Trade Commission reached a separate settlement with Marriott. Marriott has agreed to strengthen its data security practices, offering its gue  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a bipartisan coalition of states in urging Congress to pass the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, a bill that will add federal district judges to keep up with increasing national demand. Small and large states alike have a stake in creating new judicial seats to prevent a backlog of cases. The bill   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris administration over its new mandate that threatens a mass shutdown of nursing homes and senior care across the country. Federal law currently requires that nursing homes have a registered nurse on staff for eight hours a day, and then a nurse on call at all remaining times to respond to the needs of the residents. The ne  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through November 8, 2024. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not excee  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 9 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: Open enrollment for Iowans looking to purchase or change their Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual health coverage for 2025 begins Friday, November 1, 2024 and ends on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. "Now is the time for Iowans to be thinking about health insurance coverage for next year. Many employers are offering health insurance coverage to their employe  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 10 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states h  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Oct. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Extreme Democrat Christina Bohannan has been called out AGAIN for blatantly lying about Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks' position on abortion. First, on WQAD, KCCI and KCRG. Now, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board fact-checked Democrats like Bohannan, calling the ads "fiction." "This is embarrassing for Christina Bohannan and her D.C. Democrat friends. The only thing they can do is lie  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 10 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris Administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following statement: * * * The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) issued the following statement on Rep. Zach Nunn's decisive victory in Iowa's 3rd Congressional district debate against paid political activist Lanon Baccam. "Representative Zach Nunn showed why he's the strong leader that Iowa veterans, farmers and families know can count on to deliver results. Paid political activist Lanon Baccam'  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that he has co-led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general and groups that represent hundreds of not-for-profit aging services providers across the country in filing a lawsuit to overturn a new nursing home staffing mandate that's impossible to implement. The staffing mandate is being implemented by the Centers for Medicaid and Medic  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Greater access to homegrown biofuels saves drivers money * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) Board recently approved 126 project applications from Iowa gas stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects. Totaling nearly $6.35 million dollars, the projects are l  more