WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Backs Two Bills to Support Iowa Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed two bills to support U.S. veterans: "Our veterans are heroes who answered the call to serve our country and defend our freedoms. It is our responsibility to ensure that they receive the high-quality   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Announces Staff Traveling Office Hours in 31 Counties * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 31 counties from July 28 to August 4. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below. NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be represented b  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Applauds CMS Effort to Crack Down on Duplicative Medicaid Enrollment That's Costing Taxpayers Billions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is applauding an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that the agency will stop duplicative enrollment in government health programs, which could save taxpayers approximately $14 billion a year. CMS foun  more

AMES, Iowa, July 22 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Charred chunks in the blast box: reducing risk of battery fires, explosions AMES, Iowa - You can't tell it was a lithium-ion battery. A lab photo shows a messy pile of charred and burned fragments and powders that were ejected from the battery can. This is what happens when a battery is pushed beyond its limits, to what engineers and scientists call "thermal runaway," resulting in fire or explosion. In Tod  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Jewel Osco * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: July 17, 2025 FDA Publish Date: July 21, 2025 Product Type: Fo  more

DECORAH, Iowa, July 21 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College scholarships recognize students' resilience, leadership and academic excellence * # Luther College TRIO Student Support Services is proud to announce that 11 Luther students were awarded scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. "These scholarships are more than financial support -- they're a recognition of our students' resilience, leadership and academic excellence," said Jennifer Hanifl, direct  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Newly Declassified DOJ Watchdog Report Shows FBI Cut Corners in Clinton Email Investigation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is bringing to light the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General's (OIG) findings that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) failed to fully investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and   more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act * WASHINGTON - Following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on organized retail crime, Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed growing support for his bipartisan Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) from retail industry leaders, law enforcement organizations and hundreds of affected businesses. Grassley and Sen. Cath  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 21 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * TRACERS mission prepares for launch * July 21, 2025 -- NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a collaborative effort led by the University of Iowa (UI) with substantial contributions from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has entered its final integration phase. NASA is set to launch TRACERS' two satellites into  more

LYONS, Nebraska, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Wind energy tax impact study focuses on the turbine capital of Iowa NEVADA, IOWA- Rural economic development comes in many forms, however, in Iowa wind energy is a dominant presence and Adair County is a great example of that. Adair County contributes to Iowa's status as the second highest producing state of wind energy, hosting more than 500 turbines, or 8% of all turbines in the state  more