DES MOINES, Iowa, May 12 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * 4 Invasive Species You Can Eat in Iowa According to the National Invasive Species Information Center, invasive species are plants or wildlife that thrive and spread aggressively outside their native habitat and cause economic or environmental harm. Many are quite tasty, and eating them helps reduce further proliferation in the environment. As always, learn to identify wild edibles fro  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 05-12-2025 Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: U.S. Ownership of Panama Canal, 90 Day Tariff Reduction with China, Congressional Control of Tariffs, Uncovered Fraud at ATF, Putin and Zelenskyy Meeting and Current Iowan Concerns. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-05-12  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Farm Safety Net U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined her Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience (FARMER) Act, to strengthen crop insurance and make higher levels of coverage more affordable for producers. U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.)   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst Expose Biden-Era Bureaucrats Engaged in Potential Criminal Misconduct, Urge Corrective Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are demanding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) take immediate corrective action to hold accountable two senior ATF bureaucrats who cost taxpayers millions by i  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst Expose Biden-Era Bureaucrats Engaged in Potential Criminal Misconduct, Urge Corrective Action The senior-level ATF officials defrauded taxpayers, falsely certified government documents and retaliated against whistleblowers. WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are demanding  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 POLICE WEEK TRIBUTE Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Law Enforcement Officers, Honors Four Fallen Mississippians VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith's 2025 Police Week Tribute. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today honored Mississippi's law enforcement in a 2025 National Police Week tribute that also commemorates four Magnolia State officers added to the N  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 12 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report # May 5 - May 11, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (May 12, 2025) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice seeking public input on properties nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This notice, published on May 13, 2025, outlines the nominations for properties located across 14 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The nominations cover a diverse range of sites,   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Maternal Healthcare DES MOINES -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to address rising maternal mortality rates by increasing access to comprehensive care for pregnant women on Medicaid. The Harnessing Effective and Appropriate Long-Term Health for Moms on Medicaid (HEALTH for MOM) Act would support state-led efforts to coor  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall, Hoeven, and Boozman Lead Effort to Bolster Crop Insurance and Reduce Costs for Farmers Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Arkansas) in   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 12 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Data Requirements Rule Report Available for Public Review and Comment The DNR invites the public to provide comments on the 2025 report for the sulfur dioxide (SO2) Data Requirements Rule (DRR). The DRR requires an annual assessment of recent SO2 emissions in any area where air quality modeling of actual emissions provided the basis for designating the area   more