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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Wednesday November 26, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Capitol Hill Report,11-25-25
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report,11-25-25 * Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report is available HERE. Topics include: Thanksgiving, federal judge's dismissal of indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, the Senate's focus since the government shutdown, confirming nominations, passing the remaining spending bills and rolling back Biden administration rules through the Congressional Review Act, Gras  more

Hinson Announces 2025 U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Announces 2025 U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committee * Washington, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) announced the members serving on her U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committee for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. "I am pleased to announce the five members serving on our 2025 U.S. Service Academy Nomination Committee, recommending the next generation of selfless leaders  more

ICYMI: Iowa Association of Business and Industry Endorses Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Iowa Association of Business and Industry Endorses Grassley's Combating Organized Retail Crime Act * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) is applauding U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). The bipartisan bill, cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), would esta  more

NRCC: Two-Time Loser, Full-Time Millionaire - Christina Bohannan
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Two-Time Loser, Full-Time Millionaire: Christina Bohannan A new report exposes two-time loser Christina Bohannan is actually living large in a $1.55 million Iowa City mansion, cashing in up to $50,000 a year in rental income on her Florida waterfront condo, and owning six-figures worth of individual tech stocks; all while claiming she knows what it's like to "struggle to put food on the tab  more

Q&A: Rural Health Matters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Rural Health Matters * Q: What is the Rural Health Transformation program? A: Congress beefed up federal dollars to expand access to health care services in rural communities in the health and tax law signed in July by President Trump. The Rural Health Transformation program was designed to improve access to care, improve health outcomes, prioritize new and emergency technologies, strengt  more

Through extraordinary support, One Team Day raises nearly $593,000
DECORAH, Iowa, Nov. 24 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Through extraordinary support, One Team Day raises nearly $593,000 * A total of $592,631 was raised during Luther College's sixth annual One Team Day on Thursday, Nov. 20, making the event the most successful one in the college's history. Launched in 2020, One Team Day is a 24-hour campaign to support student-athletes at Luther College. "My initial reaction was disbelief this level of support is extraordinary," sai  more

University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Small Bites, Big Impact - Religious Studies Hosts an Interactive Pop-up Food Drive
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 26 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Small Bites, big impact: Religious Studies hosts an interactive pop-up food drive Through a series of five-minute presentations on cultural foods and their meaning and use in different religions, students and faculty from the department broke bread to support the community. By Claire McGranahan In under a week, Brandon Dean, assistant professor of instruction in the Depar  more

University of Iowa Voices Shine at CIEE Study Abroad Conference in Buenos Aires
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 26 -- The University of Iowa's International issued the following news: * * * University of Iowa voices shine at CIEE Study Abroad Conference in Buenos Aires Two University of Iowa (UI) representatives shared their perspectives at the CIEE 78th Annual Study Abroad Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The panel, "Students Leading Change: Recruiting the Next Generation of Latin Americanists," featured Kara Juhl, a UI student currently studying abroad in Santiago, Chile,   more