DES MOINES, Iowa, June 13 -- Drake University issued the following news release: * * * Drake University Announces Innovative Extended Doctor of Pharmacy Pathway Flexible, extended pathway offers work, family balance for aspiring pharmacists * Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the launch of a new, flexible extended Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) pathway. This innovative six-year program is designed for individuals who aspire to earn their PharmD d  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Scores Run to Power GOP to Fifth Straight Win * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) scored a run to fuel Republicans' 13-2 victory at last night's Congressional Baseball Game. The GOP team defended their title for the fifth year in a row. The Iowa delegation showed up in full force with Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) playing alongside Ernst. "Natio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Applauds President Trump for Signing Legislation Ending California EV Mandates * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement thanking President Donald J. Trump for signing legislation overturning California's electric-vehicle mandates: "I thank President Trump for signing legislation ending California's radical EV mandates and restoring consum  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Discusses Trade Deals, 45Z and Tax Cut Extensions with Treasury Secretary Bessent * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the committee, questioned Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the importance of finalizing trade deals to provide certainty and the need for Treasury to   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Grassley Releases Senate Judiciary Committee Text of the One Big Beautiful Bill WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released legislative text of the Judiciary Committee's provisions in Senate Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Judiciary Committee's contributions provide historic invest  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law * WASHINGTON - The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 321-104, sending the legislation to President Trump's desk for signature. The bipartisan and bicameral legislation, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Health, Education, Labor and   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Grassley-Led HALT Fentanyl Act to Become Law The HALT Fentanyl Act heads to the president's desk after passing the House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 321-104. * WASHINGTON - The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 321-104, sending the leg  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Hails Iowa Gov. Reynolds for Protecting Carbon Capture Investments * WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's leading biofuel trade association praised Governor Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) for her veto of legislation imposing onerous new regulations on carbon capture investments. The bill, House File 639, would make it nearly im  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Affordable Housing for Foster Youth * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Greg Landsman (OH-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure that youth aging out of foster care can find safe, affordable, and stable housing while att  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Foreign Agroterrorism * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following three high-profile and alarming arrests by FBI and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents of Chinese nationals who allegedly smuggled deadly plant pathogens into U.S. research facilities without authorization, Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Josh Riley (NY-19) today introduced the bipartisan Pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Formally Proposes Repeal of Bedrock Greenhouse Gas Standards, Sells Out Iowa * DES MOINES, Iowa -- Today, the Trump Administration issued a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the agency's Clean Air Act Section 111 carbon pollution standards, which limit climate-disrupting greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. This comes   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Legislation to Codify DOGE Cuts * 'We need to identify every opportunity to cut waste, fraud, and abuse' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus, joined Caucus Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and several of their colleagues in bicameral legislation to codify one of DOGE's largest cost sav  more