WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * At Iowa State Fair, EPA Administrator Zeldin Announces Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Fix * EPA Issues Guidance to Address Derates, Power Loss Concerns Raised by American Farmers, Truckers, and Equipment Operators Without Compromising Environmental Standards DES MOINES - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new action to protect American farmers, t  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Dutchman's Store * 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: Dutchman's Store of Van Buren County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 1985, Dutchman's Store has been a staple o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Dutchman's Store Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa's 99 counties. * 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: Dutchman's Store of Van Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Miller-Meeks, Loeffler Tout Importance of Driving Innovation in the Heartland * CORALVILLE, IA - U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), and Small Businesses Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler toured Perspective Therapeutics, one of Iowa's most successful small businesses that leveraged fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Des Moines Register: Diesel engine operators can exhale with EPA's new DEF guidance * WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler published an op-ed in the Des Moines Register today during their trip to Iowa detailing how the Trump administration is addr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA and EPA Announce New Guidance To Ease Diesel Exhaust Mandates for Small Businesses * DES MOINES -- Today, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in Des Moines, Iowa to announce (Link is external) new action to protect American farmers, truckers, and diesel equipment operators from sudden  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Honors 16 Choose Iowa Calendar Contest Artists at the 2025 Iowa State Fair * # Annual calendar contest highlights Iowa students' artwork and their connections to Iowa agriculture DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 12, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recognized 16 Iowa students whose artwork was selected for inclusion in the 2025-2026 Choose Iowa Coloring   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn Production Up and Soybean Production Down from 2024 Aug. 12, 2025 - The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2024 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels; soyb  more