DES MOINES, Iowa, June 19 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 06/19/2025 * 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 draft permi  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1013) on June 18, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnoever - April 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 4 states in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 4 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 1 state. Nationally, the job   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI from the NYPost: FBI Emails Obtained by Grassley 'Expose Biden DOJ's Obsession with Piling on Trump Charges' * Miranda Devine: FBI emails revealed to The Post expose Biden DOJ's obsession with piling on Trump charges June 18, 2025 New York Post Internal FBI emails reveal that rogue agents and prosecutors in the Biden DOJ were looking for ways to pile on new criminal charges against  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley to Washington Post Editorial Board: Politics Shouldn't Overcome Principle in the Debate Over Universal Injunctions * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlighted the unconstitutional nature of universal injunctions in a response to the Washington Post Editorial Board. Read his Letter to the Editor below. To: Washington Post Editorial Boar  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 20 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Iowa's Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 3.6 Percent Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 67.3 Percent Amid 3,900 New Workers * DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in May, up from 3.5 percent in April, despite 3,900 Iowans joining the labor force. The labor force participation rate rose to 67.3 percent, up from 6  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Klobuchar Resolution Supporting Public Access to C-SPAN Streaming Across All Platforms * WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) marking the 39th anniversary of C-SPAN 2's first Senate broadcast and urging all television providers, including streaming services, to carry the ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Law Enforcement Officers Laud Senate Judiciary Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Major law enforcement organizations representing over 310,000 officers nationwide say the One Big Beautiful Bill will supercharge their efforts to safeguard national security and public safety. The Senate Judiciary Committee's provisions, released last week by Chairman C  more