WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Declines Bureaucrat Credit Cards * After exposing that Pentagon bureaucrats engaged in sweeping abuses of government credit cards, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is enacting long-overdue reforms to protect taxpayers and cut down on the more than 4.6 million active cards floating around.  Ernst is introducing the Deactivating and Eliminating Cards Linked to Inactive or Nonexistent Employees (DE  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Highlights Role of National Guard and Iowa in Our Nation's Defense * During a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who served in the Iowa National Guard, emphasized the critical role the National Guard and Reserve play in strengthening and safeguarding our homeland.  She also highlighted the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant and Rock Island Arsenal as key facili  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comments on a habitat conservation plan application from the City of Davenport, Iowa. The city is requesting an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act to expand its utility infrastructure in Polk County, Florida. The project could affect the threatened sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink. The city's plan proposes a 10-year incidental take permit that would impact roughly 4  more