WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * IN THE STATES: As GOTV Kicks Into Full Gear, Democrats Are On Offense This week, the DNC launched a new ad campaign targeting vulnerable House Republicans in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Kentucky for supporting Donald Trump's chaotic trade war that's created a crisis for U.S. soybean farmers. The ad features John Bartman, a fifth-generation Illinois soybean farm  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * DNR investigating hog manure spill in Louisa County * LOUISA COUNTY - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a hog manure release into an unnamed tributary of Roff Creek in Louisa County. On October 16, the DNR Field Office in Washington was notified by Catnip Ridge, a certified manure applicator business, of a manure spill in a road ditch near the intersection   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 18 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2025: * * * IEDA Board approves assistance for a manufacturer and community quality of life project Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for a company expansion in Story City and a quality of life project in Tabor. American Packaging Corporation to expand facility in Story City Established in 1902, American Packaging Corporation creates custom pac  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WATCH: An Iowan With Brain Cancer Pleaded with Miller-Meeks To Extend ACA Tax Credits Critical to Afford Treatment. Miller-Meeks Brushed It Off. * New reporting from KCRG spotlights Grace Calvert, an Iowa woman with glioblastoma who uses insurance through the Affordable Care Act and its enhanced premium tax credits. Without ACA tax credits, Calvert's premiums would double and " c  more