DES MOINES, Iowa, March 20 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air Quality permits under review, published 3/20/2025 DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Crapo, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Correct Biden-Harris Attack on Louisiana Commuters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and a group of Republican colleagues reintroduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to repeal the aggressive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe rule from President Biden and Vice President Harris  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 20 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR seeks input on notification of hazardous conditions rule revisions Des Moines - The DNR is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for notification of hazardous conditions. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process incl  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 13, 2025, from Alliant Energy Corp., Madison, Wisconsin: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA Docket Center Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0419 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Comments from Alliant Energy Corporation on EPA's Proposed Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Source Combustion  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Equips Iowa Students for Success in STEM RED OAK, Iowa - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed the critical role STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education plays in shaping our workforce and highlighted her new, bipartisan National STEM Week Act at a roundtable with partners from the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Kemin Industries, and Iowa 4-H. Students, indu  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works with Trump Admin to Shine a Light on Waste WASHINGTON - In honor of Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of boosting transparency and accountability in government, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing a blueprint for exposing and eliminating Washington waste, beginning with enforcement of the laws to end secret spending she authored ignored by Biden's bureaucrats. Senate DOGE Cauc  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced updates to the Procurement List, including the addition of a new product and the removal of certain products and services. These changes, published in the Federal Register, will take effect on April 20, 2025. The Procurement List, managed by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, is designed to provide employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Helps Introduce Legislation to Train and Retain Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians in Rural Iowa HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment Act - the PARA-EMT Act for short - which would establish a grant program for rural communities to recruit, train, and retain paramedics and emergency  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Praises Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for Supporting Research and Development of Potential Bird Flu Vaccine HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced initial plans to support investment into research and development of potential vaccines and other therapeutics to combat Highly   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * First tow of 2025 season reaches Mississippi River head of navigation The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today, March 20, that the first tow of the 2025 navigation season arrived in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Motor Vessel Neil N. Diehl locked through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minnesota, March 19, with nine barges. Reaching  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 20 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on Iowa House passing Families First Bill Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa House passing HF 889, a bill to provide four weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave for state employees: "Nothing is more important to me than supporting Iowa families," Gov. Reynolds said. "The weeks after bringing h  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Seeks Transparency and Accountability for DOJ Officials Attempting to Evade Public Scrutiny BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is shining a light on misconduct by Department of Justice (DOJ) officials and their efforts to evade public scrutiny. In a letter to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Grassley requested unredacted copies of   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Hold Town Meeting in Franklin County BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold a town meeting on Friday, March 21, in Franklin County as part of his annual 99 county meetings. "You can't have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent," Grassley said. "I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Fight for Unredacted Crossfire Hurricane Interview Transcripts WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are requesting Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel take immediate action to remove all redactions from interview tra  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 4:22-cv-00071-SMR-SBJ; S.D. Iowa filed Mar. 1, 2022) involving Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.: * * * On March 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment by consent against Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (CIRA), a registered investment adviser based in Fairfield, Iowa. The Commission had charged CIRA with failing to disclose mater  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The White House issued the following news on March 20, 2025: * * * Advocates, Lawmakers, Parents Applaud President Trump's Bold Action on Education Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to officially begin the process of closing the Department of Education. After more than four decades and over $3 trillion spent with virtually nothing to show for it, President Trump's bold plan will return education back where it belongs -- with the states. Presi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Grassley Advocacy for IRS Whistleblowers Draws Broad Acclaim BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week successfully secured the promotions of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, prompting widespread praise. Here's what they are saying (WTAS): "Senator Grassley really should be made a saint. His support for whistleblower  more