WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Terrain Executive Head John Newton form a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. My name is John Newton, and I am the Executive Head of Terrain. I am honored to appear before the Committee to provide insights on factors contributing  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Patrick A. McLaughlin, a senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Reining in the Administrative State: Regulatory and Administrative Law Reform": * * * Regulations play a vital role in modern society, and with good design and management, regulations deliver important public benef  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Attorney General's Office Concludes Des Moines Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Shooting DES MOINES-- In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the January 2, 2025, fatal shooting of Charquan Hargrove by two Des Moines police officers was legally justified. The Attorney General's conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 13, 2025, from the Boyden Gray PLLC on behalf of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, Ankeny, Iowa. Here are excerpts: * * * Prepared by: Boyden Gray PLLC 800 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Contact: James R. Conde jconde@boydengray.com To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor Occupational Safety  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Jan. 14, 2025, from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: Docket ID No. OSHA-2021-0009 Notice of Proposed Rulemakin  more