WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Cracks Down on Bureaucrats Collecting Multiple Paychecks * WASHINGTON - Continuing her work to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is going after bureaucrats who are gaming the system by holding multiple taxpayer-funded government jobs at once without doing the work. To shut down this blatant abuse, Ernst is introducing the Dismantling Double Dippers   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Bannor Toys * 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: Bannor Toys of Boone County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans torecognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 2011, Bannor Toys has been filling toy boxes all over the cou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan REPO Implementation Act to Repurpose Russian Assets and Support Ukraine * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) to introduce the REPO Implementation Act of 2025. The bipartisan legislation would repurpose frozen Russian sovereign as  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 22 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College and Vesterheim announce schedule for Decorah visit by H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway * # Luther College and Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, are announcing a visit to Decorah on Monday, Oct. 6, by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in honor of the 200th anniversary of the first organized Norwegian emigration to the United States. The public  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Miller-Meeks Backs Efforts to Expand AI-Driven Eye Exams for Diabetics in Rural America * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), an ophthalmologist and longtime champion of healthcare innovation, applauded language included in the FY26 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Report that promotes autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) for expanding d  more

DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 23 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Seed Savers Exchange gains insights into trends, thanks to Luther College research team * # Seed Savers Exchange managers are using an interactive sales data dashboard to analyze online orders by product, variety, customer and region, thanks to a summer research project conducted at Luther College. Luther College professor Phil Iversen and Luther students Linh Nguyen and Armel Asopjio answer questions from Seed S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The IA-02 Republican Primary Is Getting More Crowded By the Minute * If two is company and three's a crowd, then what is the Iowa 2nd congressional district Republican primary? Whatever you want to call it, it's getting more crowded by the minute with yet another out-of-touch candidate jumping in the race. Shannon Lundgren joins a primary field including but not limited to cor  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 23 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Zavyr Metzger Tops the NAIA in Blocks Per Set for Defender of the Week Honors * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Larchwood, Iowa, native and Northwestern (Iowa) standout Zavyr Metzger has been named the NAIA Women's Volleyball Defender of the Week, following an exceptional series of performances. Metzger, a senior at Northwestern, showcased her defensive sk  more