DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Statement on the Passing of Former Iowa Attorney General Evan "Curly" Hultman DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement on the passing of former Iowa Attorney General Evan "Curly" Hultman: "Former Attorney General Curly Hultman was a bright legal mind and kind man who touched many lives with his service to our state and nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 02-18-25 Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: year-round and nationwide E15, federal workforce cuts, executive orders, the Department of Government Efficiency, airplane safety and tariffs. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-02-18-25  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 19, 2025 ARMY AECOM-B&V Middle East JV, Roanoke, Virginia (W912ER-25-D-0001); Baker Jacobs JV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (W912ER-25-D-0002); EXP Federal Inc., Chicago, Illinois (W912ER-25-D-0003); Mason & Hanger-CDM Smith, a JV, Lexington, Kentucky (W912ER-25-D-0004); Page Southerland Page Inc., Washington, D.C. (W912ER-25-D-0005); Tetra Tech Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts (W912ER-25-D  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks public input on Lock and Dam 7 outdraft project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host an open house on its Lock and Dam 7 outdraft weir modification project Feb. 27, from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Nursing Center at Viterbo University, 10th Street, La Crosse, Wisconsin. There is no formal presentation scheduled. An outdra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period on a petition submitted by attorneys general from 11 states, requesting changes to existing labeling regulations under federal law. Originally set to close on February 20, the comment period will now remain open for an additional 30 days. The petition, filed by officials from Nebraska, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Da  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads Senate to Confirm Kelly Loeffler as SBA Administrator WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the Senate floor ahead of successfully leading her colleagues in confirming the Honorable Kelly Loeffler as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Senate confirmed Loeffler in a bipart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sweetheart Bakery and Homer's Deli RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Sweetheart Bakery and Homer's Deli of Clinton County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Founded by real s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sweetheart Bakery and Homer's Deli Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works with USDA to Fight HPAI, Protect Iowa Poultry Farmers WASHINGTON - Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, are working closely with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a roadmap and enhance the agency's response to the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). They led their colleagues i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Calling for Enhanced Response to Avian Bird Flu HULL, IOWA - Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking that the U.S. Department of Agriculture strengthen the agency's effort to resolve the ongoing outbreak of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) affecting poultry and dairy producers acr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds announces disaster proclamation for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Sac County Gov. Kim Reynolds today authorized a disaster proclamation for Sac County, Iowa effective immediately through March 21, 2025. The USDA has confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock. This proclamation allows state resources from Iowa Homeland S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Statement on the Passing of Major General Evan L. "Curly" Hultman WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement regarding Major General Evan L. "Curly" Hultman, who passed away Sunday at age 99. "The Cedar Valley has lost a hometown hero, Iowa has lost a respected public servant and America has lost a lifelong patriot. Barbara and I have lost a dear friend   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Sac County DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 19, 2025) - The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a commercial turkey flo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Co-Leads Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act to Make Year-Round E-15 Permanent Washington, D.C. \- Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) helped introduce the bipartisan Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act with Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03), which would allow E15 to be sold nationwide year-round. "Securing consumer choice for nationwide, year-around E15 is an essential step to unleash   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks, Colleagues Push to Codify Year-Round E15 Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), along with Reps. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Angie Craig (D-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), and Sharice Davids (D-KS), introduced the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would extend the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) vola  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Miller-Meeks, Dingell Introduce Bill for Increased Dental Insurance Access Washington, D.C. -- This week, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the bipartisan Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act to expand access to private dental coverage for millions of Americans. "Consistent, prophylactic dental care is necessary for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * My weekly column: Finding solutions to the bird flu outbreak In 2014 and 2015, our producers were ravaged by a devastating outbreak of avian influenza. This outbreak, and corresponding depopulation efforts, killed roughly 43 million chickens and more than 7 million turkeys in flocks across 21 states while also impacting more than 960 dairy herds nationwide. Iowa--the number one egg-producing state in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Announces Appointments to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Alex Meyer will join the White House as a Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Meyer previously served as the Deputy Political Director for the Trump-Vance 2024 Campaign directly managing President Trump's victorious operations in the battleground states of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Announces Appointments to the White House Office of Political Affairs Trevor Naglieri will join the White House as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Political Affairs. Naglieri previously served as Political Budget, Paid Voter Contact, & External Campaigns Research Director for the Trump-Vance 2024 Campaign in the General Election, and as New Hampshire State Di  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The White House issued the following transcript of the interview of President Trump and Elon Musk by Sean Hannity in the "The Sean Hannity Show" on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Q: And I just keep doing my show, and I just -- you know, I come back to fight another day. So, here's the big -- then this is the million dollar or billion dollar -- I'm among billionaires -- question. So, you have all this going on and you stop, in a way -- you're still do  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Thune Led Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) led 43 Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this unnecessary, punitive tax that can significantly impact fam  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Scott and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ease Burdens on Small Business WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, joined Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in introducing commonsense legislation to ease burdens and shield small businesses from excessive legal red tape. The Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to The Guardian on Feb. 19, 2025: * * * Can Trumpism be defeated? Absolutely. Here's how What we are fighting for is not 'utopian' or unachievable. Trumpism can and must be defeated I will be doing town meetings in Omaha, Nebraska, this Friday night and Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday morning. Further, in the coming weeks and months, I and other progressives will be holding grassroots events from coast to coa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following written testimony by Dan Yates, executive director of the Ground Water Protection Council, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies Act. * * * Thank you, Madame Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Kevin Connors, assistant director for regulatory compliance and energy policy at the University of North Dakota Energy and Environmental Research Center, from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration Technologies and Ensuring Effective Implementation of the USE IT Act." USE IT Act is the Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Tech  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Grassley, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Create PBM Accountability WASHINGTON. - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced legislation to combat the high cost of prescription drugs and provide greater transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act would ban deceptive and un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Swift Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act ahead of the bill's markup in the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow morning. Grassley cosponsors the legislation, alongside Sens. Bill Cassidy   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36835) entitled "OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund, Jaguar Transport Holdings LLC and Jaguar Rail Holdings LLC - Continuance in Control Exemption - Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad LLC": * * * OPSEU Pension Plan Trust Fund (OPTrust), Jaguar Transport Holdings, LLC (JTH), and Jaguar Rail Holdings, LLC (JRH, and collectively with OPTrust and JTH, Jaguar), each a non  more