WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Over 180 organizations have voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to federal student loan repayment and forgiveness programs by the U.S. Department of Education. The groups, representing millions of students, borrowers, workers and vulnerable populations, argue that the Administration's plans would worsen the ongoing student loan crisis affecting more than 40 million Americans who collectively owe over $1.6 trillion. The letter specifically challenges alterations t  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 7 Hosts Farm Bureaus * EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy (front row, far right) hosts the region's Farm Bureau Federations at the Regional Office on July 1, 2025. (U.S. EPA photo) LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 9, 2025) - On July 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the region's Farm Bureaus at the Regional Office in Lenexa, Kansas, to discuss topics at the intersection of  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Mitigate Flood Risks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, are working to mitigate flood risk and improve water quality by ensuring farmers, landowners, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can work together to restore and maintain floodplains. The bipartisan Restoring America's Floodplains A  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- Indiana University has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural connection with twenty Native American tribes. This includes the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha T  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Natureen International Inc. Recalls Wei-Chuan Dried Black Fungus Slice (2.5oz) Because of Possible Health Risk * Summary Company Announcement Date: July 08, 2025 FDA Publish Date: July 09, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Salmonella Company Name: Natureen International Inc. Brand Name: Wei-Chuan P  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on July 8, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, since 2021, I sounded the alarm about the former Biden administration's failure to vet Afghan evacuees. Instead of coming clean, the previous administration dismissed and failed to answer my oversight request. For years, the Biden administration h  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Biodiesel Advocates Applaud Grassley Efforts to Strengthen Iowa's Renewable Fuels Industry in the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Biodiesel producers, farmers and renewable fuel stakeholders say the One Big Beautiful Bill will revitalize and strengthen Iowa's renewable fuels industry and deliver for Iowa farmers. On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautifu  more