DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry issued the following news release on July 29, 2025: * * * ABI Survey: Iowa Business Leaders Enter Q3 with Softening Optimism DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa business leaders are heading into the third quarter of 2025 with steady but subdued expectations, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI). While sentiment has remained consistent throughout the year, Q3 resu  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Sweets by Keke * 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: Sweets by Keke of Chickasaw County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Jenny Bouillon and her daughter Kenzie whipped up a   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Williams Partner on Bill to Spur Golden Age of Innovation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas) are partnering to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Williams introduced co  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen FBI Whistleblower Protections * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-founder and co-chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus, today introduced the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. Grassley's legislation is cosponsored by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.).   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Crawford Call on Director Patel to Review Untapped Information Ignored by FBI in Clinton Email Investigation * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) recently sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting the FBI review unevaluat  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 30 -- Briar Cliff University issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Historic Hubbard Park Named Permanent Home of Briar Cliff University Softball (Sioux City, Iowa - July 29, 2025) The City of Sioux City, Briar Cliff University, and the Sioux City Fastpitch Softball Association are proud to announce that Historic Hubbard Park will officially become the permanent home of the Briar Cliff Chargers softball team. After hosting the team's home games at the venue t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 28, 2025: * * * Iowa Democrats Issue Joint Statement Marking One Year of Republicans' Abortion Ban This Week DES MOINES - Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart, Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner, and Iowa Democratic House Leader Brian Meyer issued the following joint statement regarding the first anniversary of Iowa Republicans' near-total abortion ban, which will be marked on July 29th: "  more

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * New Legal Brief Against Iowa Book Ban Law Argues that it Violates the Free Speech Rights of Students, Publishers and Authors * (NEW YORK)-- PEN America, the writers and free expression group that has been at the forefront nationally of documenting spreading school book bans, today filed   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * Pilot Overcompensating for River Crosscurrents Leads to Contact with Fort... * WASHINGTON (July 29, 2025) -- Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on the Mississippi River and struck components of the Fort Madison Bridge near Fort Madison, Iowa, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The towi  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on July 31, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: AGENDA I. NOMINEES a. Leif Olson, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa b. Adam Sleeper, to be United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands * * * Original text here: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/executive-business-meeting-07-31-2025  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Ernst Introduce Legislation to Prevent Overregulation of Farmers & Ranchers * Washington - Last week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) in introducing the Clarifying Legal Exclusions Around Regulated (CLEAR) Waters Act, which excludes groundwater, farm ponds, irrigation ditches, and puddles from federal regulation under the Clean Water Act.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * UScellular Donating Mini Golf Courses to Boys & Girls Clubs of America The company is giving parts of its GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title holding golf hole to six Clubs * CHICAGO (July 29, 2025) - After setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for the longest temporary mini golf hole in the world, UScellular is donating the hole to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The company is dividing the 507-foot hole into smal  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, July 30 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Nelsen Selected for CASE's Mid-Career Fellowship Program The year-long fellowship provides an immersive professional development experience with a strong focus on mentorship, career planning, leadership development, and networking. Melissa Nelsen, director of major gifts for the Wayne State Foundation, has been selected as one of 10 professionals by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's   more