WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has officially removed certain products and services from its Procurement List, a move that affects nonprofit agencies employing individuals with blindness or severe disabilities. The deletions, which take effect on February 23, 2025, follow a review that deemed these items no longer suitable for federal procurement. Among the removed items is a parts kit for automatic transmission filters,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Leader Thune, Republican Colleagues Introduce Bill to Give Small Businesses Permanent Tax Break U.S. SENATE - Amid ongoing discussions on the permanency of President Trump's tax cuts, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and 33 Republican Senators introduced the "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" to make the 20 percent pass-through business tax deduction perma  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Drinking Water Rule Hearings, Chapters 40 to 44 The Drinking Water group contains the chapters regarding: * definitions and forms (40), * water supplies (41), * public notice, public education, consumer confidence reports, reporting, and record maintenance (42), and * water supply design and operation (43) We are proposing to combine Chapters 40 and 42 into one new Chap  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DWSRF and CWSRF Rule Hearings, Chapters 44, and 90 to 93 This topic group contains the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF & CWSRF) rules, including: * Scope of Title - Definitions - Forms (90), * Criteria for Ranking Projects for the CWSRF (91), * Clean Water State Revolving Fund (92), * Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Programs (93), and * Dri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Celebrates House Passage of Laken Riley Act, Sarah's Law WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) celebrated the House of Representatives passing the Laken Riley Act with Sarah's Law to require illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes against Americans to be detained. Ernst's Sarah's Law honors Iowan Sarah Root, who was killed by an illegal immigrant who was driving drunk.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Secures Critical Support for American Farmers and Biofuel Producers WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, secured critical support and commitments from President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins. Ernst's first line of questioning focused on telework policies. She requested specific details on Rollins' plan to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Office of Management and Budget Nominee Russell Vought at Senate Budget Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today questioned Russell Vought, President Trump's nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Grassley highlighted the importance of reining in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Launch Congressional Investigation into Deadly New Year's Day Attacks WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are calling for answers in the aftermath of the tragic New Year's Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Grassley and Johnson are demanding the Departments of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Move to Protect Police, First Responders from Secondary Exposure to Lethal Narcotics WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to keep local law enforcement and first responders safe from lethal narcotics exposure. The Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exp  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Council Bluffs man was sentenced on January 16, 2025 to 22 years (264 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, Ricardo De Jesus Guzman-Corona, 39, a Mexican national, facilitated the importation and distribution of mass amounts of methamphetamine to the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area over   more

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Shelby County man was sentenced on January 14, 2025 to 270 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to public court documents, on January 2, 2024, law enforcement pursued a vehicle in a high-speed chase through Harlan and Avoca, including on Interstate 80. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Sean Patrick Gifford,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Daines champion bill to stop small business tax hike, protect Tax Cuts and Jobs Act deductions WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) in introducing the Main Street Tax Certainty Act to make permanent the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 199A deductions for small businesses. "More than 230,000 small businesses in Lo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Laboratory Certification Rule Hearings, Chapter 83 This topic group contains the laboratory certification chapter. We are proposing to revise Chapter 83. * Hearing 1 - Time: Jan 28, 2025 10:00 - 11:00 AM * Meeting ID: 839 3571 2446 Passcode: rid.7b * Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/ tZckdOyvrzkuHtJ1fpWxQ2Wgkz6LLQ c81ee9 * Hearing 2 - Ti  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Operator Certification Rule Hearings, Chapter 81 This topic group contains the operator certification chapter. We are proposing to revise Chapter 81. * Hearing 1 - Time: Feb 4, 2025 08:30 - 9:30 AM * Meeting ID:853 5826 5298 Passcode: Zs#4n9 * Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/ tZEucuGqqD4oE9zer8yeKZ0gnbPucV O2F-rP * Hearing 2 - Time: Feb  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Champions Pro-Life Movement's Successes in Nebraska, Calls for Passage of Born-Alive Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), celebrated the pro-life movement's successful ballot initiatives in Nebraska. "The pro-life movement is about love, compassion, dignity, and respect. Nebraska is a pro-life state, and Nebraska has been a leader in t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson, Pro-Life Lawmakers Encourage Trump to Reinstate Life-Affirming Policies WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and more than 140 members of Congress in issuing a letter that encourages President Trump to reinstate and broaden the life-affirming pro-life policies in the early days of his new admi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Miss.), Bill Cassidy (R-L  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to keep local law enforcement and first responders safe from lethal narcotics exposure. The Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act would use existing Justice Department funds to equip st  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Johnson, Grassley Launch Congressional Investigation into Deadly New Year's Day Attacks WASHINGTON - On Tuesday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) called for answers in the aftermath of the tragic New Year's Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Sens. Johnson and Grassley are demanding th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. xx) entitled "Utah Department of Transportation - Petition for Declaratory Order": * * * Digest:/1 The Board grants a request from the Utah Department of Transportation for an order declaring that the previous owner of a railroad right of way consummated the abandonment authority granted by the Board's predecessor agency. By petition filed on July 29, 2024, the  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Wastewater, Onsite, Sludge, and the IWFDS Rule Hearings, Chapters 60 to 69 This topic group contains the wastewater chapters regarding: * definitions and forms (60), * wastewater effluent and pretreatment standards (62), * wastewater monitoring and reporting requirements (63), t * wastewater construction and operating permit requirements and the rule-referenced Iowa Waste  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water Allocation and Use Rule Hearings, Chapters 50 to 55 The Water Allocation and Use group contains the chapters regarding: * definitions and forms (50), * water permits or registration (51), * water withdrawal, diversion, and storage (52), * protected water sources (53), * water use permit restrictions and well interference compensation (54), and * aquifer storag  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Well Rule Hearings, Chapters 38/49, 39, and 82 The Wells group contains: * Private Water Well Construction Permits (38), * Requirements for Properly Plugging Abandoned Wells (39), * Nonpublic Water Supply Wells (49), and * Well Contractor Certification (82) We are proposing to revise Chapters 39 and 82,and combine Chapters 38 and 49 in to one new Chapter 49. * Hearin  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * WQB NOIA Public Hearings to be held in January and February - General Information Notice of Intended Action (NOIA) and EO10 General Information: * The Notices of Intended Action (NOIAs) for the proposed changes to the Water Quality Bureau (WQB) rules that are being made in accordance with Executive Order 10 (EO10) were published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin (IAB) on January  more