WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sponheim Sales and Services * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Sponheim Sales and Services of Mitchell County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Fourth-generation farmer De  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The House Agriculture Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12" at 10 a.m. on July 23, 2025, at 1300 Longworth House Office Building: WITNESS LIST: * Mr. Patrick Hord, Vice President, National Pork Producers Council, Bucyrus, OH. * Mr. Matt Schuiteman, Farmer, Board Member, Iowa Farm Bureau, Sioux Center, IA. * Ms. Holly Cook, Economist, National Pork Producers Council, Washington, DC. * Mr  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 23 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Iowa Republicans Hopelessly Out-Of-Touch on State's Shrinking Economy Iowa is facing a shrinking GDP, declining revenue, and a terrible job market, yet Republicans are blind to the state's economic woes * Des Moines - Iowa Republicans like Zach Nunn love to pretend that Iowa's doing great. The facts show Iowa's economy is ranked as the worst in the nation, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has submitted a public comment letter regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed rulemaking process to reissue and modify existing Nationwide Permits (Docket COE-2025-002). The agency expressed its appreciation for the opportunity to provide feedback and emphasized the importance of aligning permit revisions with the objectives of the Clean Water Act. IDALS supports the Corps' initiative to periodically rev  more

DECORAH, Iowa, July 22 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College alumni travel from coasts to reconnect at first Dorian Orchestra Reunion * # Nearly 90 Luther College alumni returned to campus on July 12-13 for the opportunity to play classical music together under the direction of Dan Baldwin, longtime conductor of the Luther College Symphony Orchestra. This is the first time that Luther College has hosted a reunion for Symphony Orchestra alumni. Assistant direc  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Bill to Combat Terrorist Financing Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation led by Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) to disrupt terrorist financing and prevent money laundering through digital assets. The Financial Technology Protection Act, co-led by Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04), passed the House by voice vote with unanimous support. "We got  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Bill to Tighten Sanctions on Putin's War Machine Passes Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Financial Services Committee today advanced Representative Zach Nunn's (IA-03) bipartisan Preventing the Escalation of Armed Conflict in Europe (PEACE) Act. The legislation strengthens U.S. sanctions against foreign banks that support Russia's energy sector and Kremlin-linked entities fueling the war in   more