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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday October 29, 2025 ( 9 items )  

Big 12 Football on TNT this Saturday - Arizona State Sun Devils to Visit Iowa State Cyclones at 1 p.m. ET
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Big 12 Football on TNT this Saturday - Arizona State Sun Devils to Visit Iowa State Cyclones at 1 p.m. ET * TNT Sports will continue its season-long coverage of Big 12 football with the Arizona State Sun Devils visiting the Iowa State Cyclones - on Saturday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max presented by Modelo. Pregame coverage presente  more

DGA Statement on Randy Feenstra Running for Governor in Iowa
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on Randy Feenstra Running for Governor in Iowa * DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement in response to Randy Feenstra launching a campaign for governor in Iowa: "Randy Feenstra would continue the same failed policies of the last decade of disastrous one-party rule in Des Moines that has led to a failing economy, underfunded schools, an extreme abortion  more

Grassley Opens Hearing to Uncover Forces Driving the Soaring Cost of Inputs, Identify Practical Steps to Restore Competition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Opens Hearing to Uncover Forces Driving the Soaring Cost of Inputs, Identify Practical Steps to Restore Competition * Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & Fertilizer Industries" Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Today, the Judiciary Committee turns its attention to a problem I  more

Grassley Probes Gates Foundation and Others for 501(c)(3) Compliance
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Probes Gates Foundation and Others for 501(c)(3) Compliance * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is scrutinizing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Ford Foundation to determine how the organizations are complying with applicable tax laws given their reported funding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and i  more

Grassley Probes Gates Foundation and Others for 501(c)(3) Compliance
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Probes Gates Foundation and Others for 501(c)(3) Compliance Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is probing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Ford Foundation to determine how the organizations are complying with applicable tax laws given their reported funding of the Chinese Comm  more

ICYMI: Nunn Meets with First Responders Across Iowa Ahead of National First Responders Day
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Nunn Meets with First Responders Across Iowa Ahead of National First Responders Day * DES MOINES, IA In the days leading up to National First Responders Day, Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) met with police officers, firefighters, and EMTs in Creston, Osceola, and Johnston to thank them for their service during the ongoing government shutdown and provide updates on bipartisan legislation he is lead  more

Iowa Farmers and Hearing Witnesses Endorse Grassley Fertilizer Bill, Discuss Need for Transparency in Seed and Fertilizer Industries
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Farmers and Hearing Witnesses Endorse Grassley Fertilizer Bill, Discuss Need for Transparency in Seed and Fertilizer Industries Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate's only grain farmer, led a committee hearing this morning to examine how market consolidation drives up production costs for family fa  more

RFA Congratulates SIRE on 2 Billion Gallons of Ethanol Production
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * RFA Congratulates SIRE on 2 Billion Gallons of Ethanol Production * The Renewable Fuels Association congratulates member company Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE), based in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the production of its two-billionth gallon of ethanol. "Two billion gallons of ethanol production is an incredible milestone," said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. "The inv  more

Sen. Grassley Supports Rebecca Taibleson's Seventh Circuit Nomination
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Oct. 27, 2025, on the nomination of Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit: * * * I want to thank Chaplain Black for his reminding all of us about the government shutdown and how irregular it is, and how we aren't helping people that government would normally be helping. Today, we'll vote on Ms. Rebecca Taibleson, the nomina  more