DES MOINES, Iowa, July 2 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 07/03/2025 * DES MOINES - 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  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR enforcement actions, published 07/03/2025 * DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the ent  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 3 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR seeks public input on proposed State Preserves Advisory Board administrative rule revisions * The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for the State Preserves Advisory Board. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by the Governor on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 4 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 3, 2025: * * * IDP Chair Hart Issues Statement on the Passage of Republicans' Big, Bad Budget-Busting Bill The bill kicks more than 100,000 Iowans off Medicaid, puts rural hospitals and nursing homes at risk, raises energy costs, and adds more than $3 trillion to the national debt to fund tax breaks for billionaires * DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: Republican Senators Face Backlash at Home After Voting to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Senate Republicans are facing backlash in their home states for jamming through their toxic plan to gut Medicaid, shutter rural hospitals, and spike costs for families. From North Carolina to Maine, Michigan to Iowa, Georgia to Alaska and beyond, news coverage highlights the devast  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Promise Made, Promise Kept: Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn Cut Taxes, Secure Border * In a major win for Iowans, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn just voted to pass landmark legislation that lowers taxes, boosts economic growth, strengthens essential benefits, and restores law and order in Iowa. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are delivering: * Economic Growth   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 3 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Issues Statement Following Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today issued the following statement after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed by the House and sent to President Trump for his signature:  "The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act marks a significant victory for Iowa's farmers and rural c  more