WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor, industry leaders, stakeholders focus on railway, hearing safety during 2025 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week From March 24 to 28, national initiative aims to prevent injuries, save lives WASHINGTON -- The first university-owned feed mill in Iowa was the site for the kickoff of the 2025 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, an annual training and educational event that reminds agriculture in  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mulholland Grocery 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 Week: Mulholla  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced a series of applications regarding the formation, acquisition, and merger of bank holding companies. The notice, published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2025, details multiple proposals from financial institutions seeking approval under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. These applications involve financial entities in New York, Illinois, and Iowa, and are currently open for public comment. Among the applications  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats' continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch's constitutional limits. In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination between Patent Office and FDA WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Committee members Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), to introduce the Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act. The bipar  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Coordination between Patent Office and FDA Bill establishes task force between agencies to share information, foster good governance in activities related to patents WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along w  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks at Hearing on Mental Health Care, Substance Abuse, and Rehab Access: "VA does not have a resource problem -- it has an access and process problem." Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication on March 14, 2025, from Brad Reimer, senior vice president and chief information officer of Sanford Health: * * * To: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20201 * To: Acting Director Anthony Archeval Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave., SW   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Iowa's pheasant season evolved over decades Iowa's current 70-plus day long pheasant season, opening on the last Saturday in October through January 10 each year, is a long way from how it began. In the early years, from 1926-41, the season varied in length from 2-7 days, and pre-1933, it was only opened in counties where 150 landowners signed a petition to hold a season. Shooting  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Prairie Chicken Day canceled due to low bird numbers Kellerton, Iowa - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has canceled the upcoming Prairie Chicken Day due to the decline in the local population to the point where staff have only observed sporadic use by a few male prairie chickens of the main Kellerton lek. The effort to return the prairie chicken to Ringgold County,   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 25 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Urban forestry awards recognize local dedication to trees and outreach DES MOINES - Every year the Urban Forestry Awards luncheon recognizes cities, college campuses and utilities that demonstrate a variety of dedication to the importance of trees in their respective communities. Awards will be presented April 3rd at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, on behalf of the Arbor Day   more