WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A bipartisan collective of 120 state legislators has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation emphasizing the critical need to maintain and enhance federal transportation programs aimed at reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions and improving habitat connectivity. The diverse group, led by Colorado State Sen. Cleave Simpson and Maryland State Del. Sheila Ruth, represents a variety of political perspectives and underscores their commitment t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- A coalition of 22 state attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) expressing overwhelming support for the agency's proposed rescission of the Executive Order 11246 implementing regulations. The attorneys general argue that these regulations, which impose affirmative action requirements on federal contractors, violate constitutional principles of equal protection and contribute to inefficiencies in government procurement p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Parkersburg Pharmacy * 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: Parkersburg Pharmacy of Butler County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "For over 10 years, Parkersburg Pharmacy has fill  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Lankford Reintroduce Legislation to End Government Shutdowns, Hold Congress Accountable * WASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) reintroduced the? Prevent Government Shutdowns Act to take government shutdowns off the table and force Congress to stay in town until their work is done. "It costs money to shut the government down and costs money to open i  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report * # Sept. 1-7, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 8, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Pentagon Agrees with Ernst Effort to Safeguard Innovation from China * WASHINGTON - A key portion of U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) INNOVATE Act, which reforms the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to safeguard critical innovation from China, earned support from the Pentagon. After c  more