DES MOINES, Iowa, July 30 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Caution urged as Iowans clean up storm-damaged trees * State forestry experts are encouraging Iowans to proceed with caution as they are cleaning up the tree damage from storms earlier this week in northwest Iowa. Emma Hanigan, urban forestry coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources suggests homeowners and volunteers wear safety equipment, including hand, foot, leg  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats Prepare to Hit Republicans on Medicaid in Senate Battlegrounds [NOTUS] * On the 60th anniversary of Medicaid, DSCC released a new fact sheet holding Senate Republicans accountable for their attacks on Medicaid Today, on the 60th anniversary of Medicaid being signed into law, Democrats are holding Senate Republicans accountable for their toxic plan to strip roughly 1  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * One Year of Republicans' Extreme Abortion Ban in Iowa New reporting from the Des Moines Register highlights how Iowa women and families have paid the price in the year since Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans enacted one of the most extreme and dangerous abortion bans in the nation that affects most pregnant women before they know they are pregnant. The near-total abortion ban, which was chee  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 31 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * Wendt Center's Transformative Journey to Infuse Character Across Campus Continues with $355,150 Grant DUBUQUE, Iowa - A new grant will allow the University of Dubuque's Wendt Center to continue its transformative journey in expanding its reach, inclusivity, and impact to more effectively implement a campus-wide culture of character. The $355,150 Educating Character Initiative (ECI) 2025 Institutional  more