WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Deadline Approaching for Iowa Students to Submit Academy Nominations * WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is accepting applications from Iowa high school students who wish to be considered for appointments to U.S. service academies. Students must submit their applications to Grassley's office by Friday, October 24. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Nomina  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Ad Campaign Slamming Republicans' Price Hikes and Health Care Crisis * Today, the DSCC launched a new digital ad campaign slamming Senate Republican candidates for spiking costs on everything from health care and groceries to gas and electricity and ripping away health care coverage while driving the country towards a government shutdown. The new spot, " Magic Tri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, 319 Decor & Design * 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: 319 Decor & Design of Grundy County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 2017, 319 Decor & Design has been lighting up  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, 319 Decor & Design 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: 319 D  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Durbin Propose Bipartisan H-1B and L-1 Visa Reforms to Protect American Workers and Stop Outsourcing Jobs Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation to reform and close loopholes in the H-1B and L-1 visa programs. The H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Byproduct of making fuel from ag waste boosts soil organic carbon on Iowa farm Making renewable natural gas from manure and agricultural residue could make farmers more money, farming more sustainable and - based on a new long-term, on-farm study by Iowa State University researchers - farmland soil richer in carbon. Digestate, the byproduct of using anaerobic digestion to turn biological matter s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Defers Pay as Shutdown Looms, Calls on Senate to Pass House Funding Measure * DES MOINES, IA -- With a government shutdown fast approaching, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today formally requested that his pay be withheld until full government funding is restored. "If Senate Democrats force our troops to work without pay, Congress should be held to the same standard," said Rep. Nunn. "I'm callin  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Southeastern (Fla.) Cracks Top 10, Grand View (Iowa) Holds No. 1 in Third 2025 Football Poll * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southeastern (Fla.) moved into the top 10 and Grand View (Iowa) retained the top spot in the third regular-season edition of the Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, Sept. 29.  One team - No. 24 McPherson (Kan.) - enter  more