WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Twenty-five child development, special education and general education policy and practice experts have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) urging the agency to reconsider a proposed revision to the data collection requirements outlined in the Annual State Application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The proposed changes would eliminate t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Despite the Democrats' Government Shutdown, ICE Arrested the Worst of the Worst Over the Weekend Including Gang Members, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers * Nothing-not even a government shutdownwill slow ICE down from removing criminal illegal aliens from American communities WASHINGTON Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst cri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Innovative Manufacturing & Engineering * 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: Innovative Manufacturing & Engineering of Polk County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "From blueprint  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Grassley Calls on the Federal Judiciary to Formally Regulate AI Use Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his oversight of federal judges' Artificial Intelligence (AI) use. Grassley recently exposed two federal judges whose court staff used AI to draft inaccurate court ord  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 27 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Weekly Weather Summary * Oct. 20-26, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 27, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's weekly weather summary released today. Information from the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report, which is released weekly by the United States Department of Agriculture National A  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Calls on Administration to Deliver Certainty for Iowa Soybean Producers * Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging swift, coordinated action to restore access to foreign soybean markets and strengthen domestic demand amid a worse  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-115) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District: Delivery Operations During the week of July 22, 2025, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Omaha Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC. The delivery units included the   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 28 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * State Awards Nearly $500,000 to Strengthen Rural Communities Across Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today announced $490,000 in Empower Rural Iowa grants supporting 16 communities across the state. The funding will help expand housing, strengthen child care and encourage business and community growth. Rural Innovation: Housing 2.0   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Department of Justice to Act on Illegal Offshore Gaming Operations Harming America's Youth * U.S. Senator Katie Britt, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 11 of her colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take robust action on illegal offshore gaming operations  more