WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Joins GOP Vets Asking Senate Democrat Vets to Pay Our Troops * WASHINGTON -- Friday, Congressman Vern Buchanan joined a letter co-signed by House Republican veterans asking Senate Democrats who are veterans to support the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) that ensures pay for U.S. service members while Congress continues negotiating annual appropriations. Buchanan formerly served in   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Consistent watering essential for new trees this fall 2025 * Fall is usually a good time to plant trees with mild temperatures and adequate ground moisture. With drought conditions across Iowa this fall, watering newly planted trees on a regular schedule through the 2026 growing season is essential for a strong start and healthy life. If growing conditions are significantly dry in y  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Deer, turkey and trout take center stage at Sny Magill North Cedar Wildlife Area * Gravel roads wind up, down and around the bluffs in Clayton County, providing excellent access to Sny Magill North Cedar, the popular wildlife area with high quality trout streams flowing through its valley. At more than 10 miles long, the trout streams are a major draw here due to their accessibility  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating hog manure spill in Carroll County * CARROLL - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a hog manure release into a tributary of Elk Run Creek in Carroll County. On October 14, the DNR Field Office in Atlantic was notified by Eric Baumhover, manager of B&B Custom Pumping, a certified manure applicator business, of a manure spill which occurred in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, LT Farms * 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: LT Farms of Ringgold County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Since 2022, LT Farms has been mixing up the snack industry with their   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, LT Farms 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: LT Farms of Ringgold County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Demands Telecommunications Companies, Federal Entities Turn Over All Records Provided to Jack Smith As part of his ongoing Arctic Frost oversight, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters to four telecommunications companies and five federal entities requesting they provide to Congress all records that were hande  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Iowa's archery, early muzzleloader seasons are underway * Iowa's archery deer season began October 1, and while the weather was more in line with the Iowa State Fair than deer season, hunters have been out in their tree stands and as of Tuesday morning, reported harvesting more than 5,000 deer. "We have a really strong contingent of archery hunters in the state," said Jace Elliott  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Iowa's pheasant season is finally here * The phone calls began as soon as the annual pheasant survey hit the internet. Hunters from around the state and across the Midwest wanted to know "Where's the best place to hunt?" "What do you expect hunting pressure to be?" When you're the one coordinating the survey and the numbers come in at the highest level in a generation, that's to be   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025: * * * Senator Moody Seeks Release of All DOJ, FBI Records Detailing Biden Administration's Targeting of Sitting Members of Congress Senator Ashley Moody, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with 15 bicameral colleagues, are demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Fe  more