*Iowa Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday December 04, 2024 ( 13 items ) |
Gov. Reynolds, Iowa Department of Education Invest $3.5 Million to Bolster Classroom Instruction With Reading at Home
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024:
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Iowa early elementary students will receive over 100,000 skill-level book packs containing over 1 million books to build upon classroom learning and support reading development at home
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Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced a statewide investment of over $3.5 million to provide every first grade student with decodable book packs to take h
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Grassley Statement on Meeting with Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), incoming Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement regarding his meeting today with Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Attorney General.
"Pam Bondi is a well-qualified nominee with an impressive legal career, including eight years as Attorney General of the State of Florida and nearly two decades spent as a prose
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Hinson Bill to Combat China's Trade Crimes & Protect American Workers Passes House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson's (IA-02) bipartisan, bicameral Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act passed the House of Representatives. This bipartisan legislation will strengthen the Department of Justice's ability to detect and prosecute international trade crimes and ensure that Communist China is held accountable for tariff evasion, transshipment, forced labor, and
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Iowa A.G. Bird Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm Pam Bondi as United States Attorney General
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged the U.S. Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the 87th United States Attorney General.
President Trump nominated Bondi, a prosecutor of nearly 20 years and former Florida Attorney General, to serve as U.S. Attorney General. During the height of the opioid crisis, Bondi fought to shut down pill mills that flooded streets with deadly dru
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Iowa A.G. Bird, Secretary of State Pate Sue Biden-Harris Administration to Hand Over Election Integrity Data
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024:
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced a lawsuit against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), demanding that the Biden-Harris Administration hand over information about known noncitizens on Iowa's voter rolls.
The Biden-Harris Administration's USCIS has refuse
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Iowa Economic Development Authority: More Than $43 Million in Tax Credits to Revitalize 10 Historic Iowa Buildings
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news:
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has announced more than $43 million in awards to help transform 10 underutilized historic buildings. The awards were made through the Historic Preservation Tax Credit program.
"Historic buildings are tangible symbols of a community's past, and repurposing these gems creates such character-rich spaces for new opportunities," said Debi Durham, director of
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Iowa Farm Bureau: Registration Open for Iowa Farm Bureau's 2025 Young Farmer Conference
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3 -- The Iowa Farm Bureau issued the following news release:
The Iowa Farm Bureau's Young Farmer Conference will take place Jan. 17-18 at the Community Choice Convention Center in Des Moines, offering opportunities to network and gain the latest insights into the farming industry geared specifically toward young farmers.
The popular conference, attracting hundreds of farmers each year, begins with six different industry tours followed by a keynote from Jack Uldrich,
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Iowa Gov. Reynolds Joins Letter Sent by Republican Governors to Congress Urging Action on Updated Farm Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024:
Gov. Reynolds today joined 16 other Republican governors in sending a letter to Congress calling on legislators to reauthorize an updated Farm Bill and provide our nation's farmers immediate financial assistance so American farmers can continue to feed our nation and the world.
The letter reads as:
"We, the undersigned Governors, write to express our concern for the future of rural Americ
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Labor Dept.: Qvest Must Pay $171K After Federal Investigators Find Sanitation Contractor Employed 11 Children at Sioux City Pork Processing Plant
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release:
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2nd contractor employed children to do dangerous work at Seaboard Triumph Foods
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SIOUX CITY, IA - The U.S. Department of Labor has found a second sanitation contractor at the Seaboard Triumph Foods LLC facility that employed children to perform dangerous work during overnight shifts at its Sioux City pork processing plant.
Under a consent order and judgment, approved by
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Manchin Delivers Final Speech on Senate Floor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) delivered his final speech as a United States Senator on the U.S. Senate floor.
A video of Senator Manchin's floor speech can be found here.
Senator Manchin's remarks as prepared are available below:
My friends and colleagues,
Today, I rise with a full heart and an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
It has been the honor of my life to represent West Virginia and
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Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Testimony From Ex-Chicago Police Lt. O'Donnell
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by ex-Chicago Police Lt. Laura O'Donnell from a Nov. 13, 2024, hearing entitled "How Bump Stocks and Other Conversion Devices are Amplifying the Gun Violence Epidemic":
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Good morning Chairman Durbin and members of the committee.
My name is Laura O'Donnell. I am a retired Chicago Police Lieutenant and I am one of the over 22,000 survivors of the Route 91 music festival mass shooting in Las Vegas.
I spen
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Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Testimony From National Association of Convenience Stores (Part 1 of 3)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Doug Kantor, general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores, from a Nov. 19, 2024, hearing entitled "Breaking the Visa-Mastercard Duopoly: Bringing Competition and Lower Fees to the Credit Card System":
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Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to testify on the swipe fees that are imposed by the credit card industry on merchants and the Credit Card Competition Act of 2023, a
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Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Midcoast Railservice
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1341X) entitled "Midcoast Railservice, Inc. - Discontinuance Of Service Exemption - In Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc Counties, Maine":
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Digest:/1 This decision allows Midcoast Railservice, Inc., to discontinue service over approximately 58.68 miles of rail line in Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, and Sagadahoc Counties, Me.
On August 16, 2024, Midcoast
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