WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Bipartisan House bill would create task force to combat fraud * Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa and Jim Himes, D-Ct., introduced a House version of the bipartisan Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (TRAPS) Act Tuesday. The bill would establish a Treasury task force to examine current trends and developments in payment scams. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Mark Warner, D-Va  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Gallego is Mocking Iowans * Out of touch Democrat Ruben Gallego claims he's coming to Iowa to " fight " for Iowans as he attempts to showboat himself for an already-doomed 2028 Presidential run. Apparently he thinks Iowans will overlook how he trashed the historic Iowa Caucuses and supported "Big Ag" takeovers of family farms. Read it in his own words (Editor's note: Ruben isn't exactly k  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Shows the Public is Paying Attention to Grassley's Clinton and Russiagate Disclosures, 69% of Voters Want Accountability BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sixty-nine percent of recently-polled voters are pushing for accountability in light of new reports made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) showing the FBI botche  more

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Pairing genomics and weather data to make crop predictions more powerful AMES, Iowa - All farming is, in a sense, a prediction business. Crops are planted in anticipation they'll grow and produce a bountiful harvest. Research led by Iowa State University agronomy professor Jianming Yu aims to give a major boost to agricultural predictions with powerful modeling tools that would benefit both breeders   more

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Austad's Golf to headline the 2025 Iowa Family Business Conference in Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa -- The fifth annual Iowa Family Business Conference will tee off with a lineup of family business stories that are as candid as they are inspiring. Dave and Ryan Austad, father-and-son leaders of Austad's Golf, will provide a lunchtime keynote with a powerful conversation on succession, resilienc  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 6 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Writers Festival invites attendees to experience the magic of writing * # Luther College is welcoming 15 writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for its Writers Festival on Sept. 12-13. Luther College is welcoming 15 writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for its Writers Festival on Sept. 12-13. The 2025 Luther College Writers Festival is the eighth incarnation of an event first held in 2007. The event exami  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, Aug. 7 -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * WSC Film Advisor Receives $18,350 Greenlight Grant Film students in Nebraska and Iowa will benefit from a Greenlight Grant that was awarded to Dr. Michael White, film advisor at Wayne State. * Dr. Michael White, associate professor of communication arts and film advisor at Wayne State College, has received an $18,350 Greenlight Grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to help produce his  more