WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: With the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) warning its authority is expiring, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took swift action to ensure it will be able to continue to track down criminals who stole COVID relief designed for small businesses.  She led several of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Complete COVID Collections A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Boomerang Corporation of Jones County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Living up to its name, Boomerang Corporation is committed to projects that both begin and e  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement applauding Governor Kim Reynolds's 2025 Condition of the State address: "If tonight's Condition of the State address made one thing clear, it's that Iowa is a success story. With Governor Reynolds's unwavering leadership, we have led the nation in promoting freedom and opportunity. And now, her bold vis  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2025, after Gov. Kim Reynolds delivered the annual condition of the state address: * * * "Gov. Reynolds' bold leadership and clear vision keeps Iowa moving forward, and I have full confidence that this legislative session will produce even more victories for Iowa's families. Because of the steadfast commitment by the Governor and Legislature to budget responsibly each year, the Stat  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Tonight, Gov. Reynolds delivered her 2025 Condition of the State Address. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Madam President, Mr. Speaker, Lt. Governor, First Gentleman, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans: It's my honor and privilege to once again report on the condition of our great state from this chamber in our beautiful State Cap  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: Wicker, Hyde-Smith Back Reintroduction of Common-Sense Legislation to Defend Second Amendment Protections  U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) in reintroducing the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S.65).  The legislation would permit individuals who have concealed carry permits in their home state to exer  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision approving, with conditions, Canadian National Railway Company's (CN) request for Board authority to acquire and operate Iowa Northern Railway Company's (Iowa Northern) 218-mile rail system, located entirely within Iowa. The Board also approved related notices of exemption for trackage rights. On   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Chemical Safety Board issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Reports Cover Incidents in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas * * * Today, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) announced that it is launching a new initiative to give the public more details about the serious chemical in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Chal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: New awards expand program that has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good jobs  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Madison County, TN - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured an Iowa fugitive, William Logan, Jr., age 56, in West Tennessee. The USMS in the Southern District of Iowa was searching for William Logan for probation violation, violation of the sex offender registration, and escape, all of which occurred in Iowa. After developing information that Logan was possibly in West Tennessee,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) recently introduced the Complete COVID Collections Act to ensure that billions of stolen taxpayer dollars can continue to be recovered.  The Small Business Administration (SBA) created COVID relief programs to help small businesses, but unfortunately, many of these programs were taken advantage of by bad actors. The Complete COVID Collections Act woul  more