DES MOINES, Iowa, March 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Statement Applauding President Trump for Ending the Biden-Harris War on Women DES MOINES-- The Trump Administration today dropped the Biden-Harris appeal in the Eighth Circuit regarding a Biden-era rule that attempted to tear down more than 50 years of landmark protections for women and girls under Title IX. Attorney General Bird today released the following statement  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 7, 2025, from the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice, National Coerced Debt Working Group and National Consumer Law Center. Here are excerpts: * * * Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding Docket No. CFPB-2024-0057 by the Na  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Davis and Nunn Introduce Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), along with Congressman Zachary Nunn (IA-03), members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, introduced H.R. 2109, the Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act. "Our agricultural communities and rural water systems are critical to our national defense, and I'm gl  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Elite Wealth Partners, LLC, Cory J. Dawkins, and EWP Permian Basin Fund II, LLC Ordered to Pay More Than $2.4 Million in Restitution and Fees for Securities Fraud and Other Violations of Securities and Insurance Laws Des Moines - Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen recently issued a lengthy final order against Elite Wealth Par  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Iowa Students WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced that high school students across Iowa's 4 th Congressional District are invited to submit their artwork for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This competition is conducted by members of the U.S. House of Representatives to encourage students from across t  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Timothy M. Fitzgibbon, senior vice president with First National Bank, from a Feb. 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Hearing from Lenders: Managing Risk for the Long-Term in the 7(a) Loan Program": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss managing risk in the SBA 7(a) Loan   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Grassley Denounces Judicial Overreach, Backs President Trump's Enforcement of Federal Law BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, applauded President Donald Trump's recent memorandum directing federal agencies to enforce the Federal Rule of Civil Pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Cornyn, Blumenthal, Durbin Introduce Bill to Spur Drug Pricing Competition Legislation would deter product hopping to make drugs more affordable WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Drug Competition Enhancement Act to spur generic and biosimila  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 18 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Iowa's Labor Force Participation Climbs to 67.0 percent DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate rose to 67.0 percent in January, up from the 66.4 percent first announced for December, after growth and an annual revision of labor statistics added 31,000 people to the official estimate of Iowa's workforce. Even after the revision, January's Labor Force Participa  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 17, 2025: * * * Schmidt Applauds Administration's Support of States' Immigration Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration's move to dismiss two Biden era lawsuits that sought to block states' enforcement of laws aimed at combatting illegal immigration. "I commend the Department of Justice for dropping  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, McCormick introduce bipartisan, bicameral bill to combat the flow of fentanyl WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) introduced the Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025 to combat the flow of fentanyl coming into American communities that is killing hundreds of thousands of Americans. This legislation would impro  more