WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Votes to Expand Early Detection Screenings for Cancer * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee passed, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act. This legislation would provide a pathway for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screenings pending approv  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Awarded for Biofuels Leadership * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, accepted Growth Energy's 2025 "Fueling Growth Award" for his efforts to support biofuel production. "Homegrown biofuels are good, good, good. They're good for lowering prices, good for our environment and good for America's national sec  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Questions Patel at FBI Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at today's FBI oversight hearing, where he examined the FBI's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and efforts to ensure accountability for FBI personnel who commit misconduct. Grassley also pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Transparency in Government Defense Maintenance Contracts, Crack Down on Price Gouging * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to introduce the bipartisan Transparency in Contract Pricing Act of 2025 to crack down on costly price gouging by defense co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, Cotton Reintroduce Bill to Provide Parental Leave and Resources for Miscarriages and Stillbirths * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act, or HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act, to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining a series of recommendations and support for proposed changes to the Physician Fee Schedule for the year 2026. The Iowa PCA represents Iowa's fourteen Community Health Centers (CHCs), which collectively provide essential healthcare services to over 252,000 Iowans annually. In the let  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 17 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * EPA Draft Rule on Reallocation of RFS Refinery Exemptions Creates Possible Good, Bad, and Ugly Outcomes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued a draft rule regarding the potential reallocation of recently granted Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) refinery exemptions (SREs) from years 2023 and 2024 as well as for the estimated amount SREs expected   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Grassley Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Services for Older Americans in Underserved Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities that lack easy access to doctors or where pharmacists can provide certain   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 17 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College and Decorah Community School District sign new partnership for preferred college admission * # On Wednesday, Sept. 17, officials from Luther College and the Decorah Community School District formally launched a Preferred Admission Partnership aimed at expanding access to higher education for some of the region's most accomplished students. Luther College President Brad Chamberlain (left) and Decora  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks and Nunn Side With DC Bosses to Back Price-Spiking Tariffs, AGAIN * This week, House Republicans voted against cancelling reckless tariffs that are spiking prices. And once again, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are putting Washington first and Iowa last. Miller-Meeks and Nunn voted to protect reckless tariffs that are hurting Iowa's agricultural economy and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Expand Hands-On Career Training for Iowans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers' Required Skills (PARTNERS) Act, a bipartisan bill to expand access to work-based learning programs and create more pathways to high-quality jobs. "Not   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 17 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Only Two Teams Remain Perfect in Latest Top 25 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Eastern Oregon remains at No. 1 in the latest NAIA Women's Volleyball Top 25 Poll. Only six teams remained at the same rank as the first regular season Top 25. Three new teams joined the poll this week: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Grand View (Iowa) and Mobile. Mobile (Ala.) was l  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 16, 2025, at a hearing on the oversight of the FBI: * * * I'd like to welcome everyone to the Judiciary Committee's annual FBI oversight hearing. We meet today in the aftermath of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, a school shooting and the senseless murder of a Ukrainian refugee. Charlie Kirk was a man of God, faith, family and country  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Urge Congress to Pass Ernst's INNOVATE Act * WASHINGTON - After Democrats blocked Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) INNOVATE Act, 35 small business owners and tech leaders from across the country urged Congressional leaders to support the legislation that reforms and reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Bu  more