WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Strongly Supports Bipartisan ACRE Act Offering Lower-Cost Credit to Rural Americans Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today expressed strong support for the introduction of the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy (ACRE) Act to support farmers, ranchers, and rural homeowners. The bipartisan bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * Iowa Becomes Tenth State to Implement Independent Women's Stand With Women Legislation Into Law DES MOINES, IOWA -- Today, Independent Women applauds Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for boldly standing with women and signing into state law Iowa Senate File 418 --inspired by Independent Women's Stand With Women model legi  more

IRVING, Texas, March 5 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * ISU's Crooks, WVU's Quinerly, BYU's Gibb Earn Final Big 12 WBB Weekly Awards Iowa State's Audi Crooks (co-player), West Virginia's JJ Quinerly (co-player) and BYU's Delaney Gibb (freshman) were voted for the final Big 12 women's basketball weekly awards of the 2024-25 season. Crooks averaged 32.5 points and 9.0 rebounds while leading the Cyclones to a pair of victories to close ou  more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 4 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College celebrates Women's History Month in March # Hongxiao Yu Luther College will celebrate Women's History Month in March with events that showcase women's leadership in the workplace, self-expression and contributions to society. The events are free and open to the public. "The Department of Identity Studies is proud to support events in Women's History Month to remind us that half of human history is   more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 4 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: * * * UnityPoint Health Hospitals Recognized as Top 100 Critical Access and Rural and Community Hospitals Seven UnityPoint Health affiliated hospitals have been recognized as a 2025 Top 100 Critical Access and Rural and Community Hospitals by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis' annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation's rural hospitals based on the results o  more