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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday April 16, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Arizona and Iowa State Tied After 18 At Big 12 Women's Golf Championship
HOCKLEY, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona and Iowa State Tied After 18 At Big 12 Women's Golf Championship Arizona and Iowa State are tied at +1 through the first of three rounds at the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship. Three golfers are tied at the top of the individual leaderboard with open-round 69s at Houston Oaks Country Club and Retreat. Arizona's Carolina Melgrati, K-State's Carla Bernat and Houston's Mae  more

E15 Momentum Continues With Iowa's Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 16 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * E15 Momentum Continues with Iowa's Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program 94 Fuel Retail Locations Received Grants Today WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today Iowa's cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) awarded almost $1 million in grants to add E15 to 94 Iowa retail fuel sites throughout the state. Momentum toward compliance with Iowa's E15 Access Standard   more

ISU Sweeps Big 12 SB Week 10 Honors
IRVING, Texas, April 16 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * ISU Sweeps Big 12 SB Week 10 Honors Iowa State's Sydney Malott (player) and Lauren Schurman (pitcher) earned the Big 12 softball weekly awards for Week 10. This marks the third time in program history that the Cyclones have claimed both weekly Conference awards and is the first time since the 2017 season. Malott tallied five hits in 13 plate appearances against Kansas City and th  more

Luther College offers activities to complement sold-out Rick Steves' 'Travel with a Norwegian Sensibility' event on April 27
DECORAH, Iowa, April 15 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College offers activities to complement sold-out Rick Steves' 'Travel with a Norwegian Sensibility' event on April 27 # Luther College invites community members to attend special activities planned on Sunday, April 27, to complement the sold-out "Travel with a Norwegian Sensibility" lecture by best-selling guidebook author Rick Steves. You do not need to be a ticket holder to participate in these additional a  more

Proposed Constitutional Amendment in Nebraska Would Eliminate State Inheritance Tax
WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Proposed Constitutional Amendment in Nebraska Would Eliminate State Inheritance Tax Nebraska has proposed a significant legislative change that may have far-reaching implications for its economy and the livelihood of its residents. A constitutional amendment, if passed, would eliminate the state's inheritance tax. Elimination of the inheritance tax will bolster economic growth, prom  more