WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Congress is off for August. Will Iowa Rep. Miller-Meeks host an in-person town hall as pledged? [The Gazette] * "...the question remains when, and if, [Miller-Meeks] will use that time to honor her pledge to hold a public in-person town hall." In April, Mariannette Miller-Meeks repeatedly promised to hold in-person town halls - saying " we'll do in-person town halls " and the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming Key Trump Nominee After Democrat Obstruction * WASHINGTON - After leading the fight against Democrat efforts to block a key Trump nominee, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her colleagues to confirm Dr. Casey Mulligan to be the Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration. After sh  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ernst Leads Senate in Confirming Key Trump Nominee After Democrat Obstruction After leading the fight against Democrat efforts to block a key Trump nominee, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) urged her colleagues to confirm Dr. Casey Mulligan to be the Chief Counsel of the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Explosive Ernst Report Exposes Government Boondoggles $160 Billion Over Budget * WASHINGTON - After her years of advocacy led to the defunding of the California Crazy Train, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is releasing an explosive new report exposing other taxpayer-funded projects that are billions of dollars over budget or more than five years behind schedule. Her report details how the worst boondog  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Northern Great Plains Regional Authority The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA) was created by the 2002 farm bill./163 The NGPRA was created to address economic distress in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (other than counties included   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- A trust based in Des Moines, Iowa, has applied to the Federal Reserve to acquire voting shares of Gilman Investment Co., a bank holding company located in Oskaloosa, Iowa. This transaction would also give the trust an indirect stake in Citizens Savings Bank of Marshalltown, Iowa. The application was submitted by the Donald D. Arendt Qualified Terminable Interest Property Marital Trust I, with Donna Arendt of Oskaloosa serving as the trustee. The application is bein  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Treasury Nominee on Biofuels, Wind and Solar Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, today questioned Treasury Department nominee Derek Theurer on the implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Grassley asked whether Theurer would advise the Treasury Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * House Republicans Issue Joint Statement on Trump Administration Ending Abortion Services at VA Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), and Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), release  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Joins Newsmax to Debrief His Release of the Durham Annex * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined "The Record with Greta van Susteren" on Newsmax to discuss his successful work to declassify and release the formerly Classified Appendix ("Durham annex") to John Durham's 2023 Special Counsel report. The Durham annex exposed a reported Hilla  more

TUSTIN, California, Aug. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news on July 31, 2025: * * * Iowa Senator Slams Wasteful California Rail Transportation Projects By Marc Joffe, Visiting Fellow Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) has issued a report (https://www.ernst.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/off_the_rails_report_v2.pdf) identifying wasteful federally funded cons  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 1 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College to receive federal grant for continued financial support of TRIO services * # Luther College announced its selection for federal grant funding renewal from the U.S. Department of Education for its TRIO Student Support Services program, which supports first-generation college students, income-eligible students and students with disabilities. "Providing pathways for first-in-family students to attend c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Delivers Community Support Following Perry Facility Shutdown * DES MOINES, IA -- Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced a series of investments in the Perry community from Tyson Foods following months of advocacy and coordination efforts. Tyson's commitments will provide direct support to local families, students, and first responders impacted by the company's decision to wind down operation  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Employee Stock Ownership Plans * Q: What is an ESOP? A: An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a tax-advantaged retirement plan that allows business owners to sell shares of stock to their employees as part of an employee benefit plan. For many family-run small businesses that have invested their time and money into the company for generations, an ESOP is a beneficial tool for successi  more