WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Americans Find Jobs, Save Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced bipartisan legislation to save taxpayer dollars on Unemployment Insurance (UI) and reduce the federal budget deficit. The UI Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act would reallocate exi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Hassan Support Working American Families * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are supporting hardworking American families with new legislation to ensure that married couples employed by the same organization are no longer unfairly limited in the amount of family medical leave they can take. "As every mother knows, those first few weeks with a newborn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Bipartisan Colleagues Reintroduce Inspector General Access Act * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) reintroduced the bipartisan Inspector General Access Act to allow the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) to investigate alleged DOJ attorney misconduct. "Fe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: "Senate Clearly in Play" and "Republicans on Edge" As Midterm Backlash Continues to Build * G. Elliott Morris : "Giving Democrats 8 points would give them Ohio, Maine, and North Carolina, and put Iowa and Texas in play [...]" Simon Rosenberg : "We're playing on their side of the field in a way that makes it far more likely that the [...] Senate will be competitive next year."   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Iowa Small Business Owner Testifies Before U.S. Senate H... * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 4, 2025) - Marcie Strouse, Iowa Small Business Owner and member of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) at a hearing titled, "Making Health Care Affordable Again:   more

AMES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds. A new study led by Iowa State University researchers shows that the mammary glands of several other production an  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Key Grassley Provisions Included in New Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Costs and Make Health Care More Affordable * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is cosponsoring legislation alongside Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and 18 senators to improve accountability  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Helps Lead Bipartisan Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Nanette Barragan (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) reintroduced the Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act to make life-saving prescription medicati  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: * * * Quad Cities' First Leadless Pacemaker Procedure Performed at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Heart Center UnityPoint Health is proud to announce that the Quad Cities' first leadless pacemaker, which helps regulate the heartbeat without the use of wires, was performed at UnityPoint Health - Trinity Heart Center in July 2025 by Helbert Acosta, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine, PLLC. "Trinity Heart Center continu  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Dec. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Jackson Clinic welcomes new provider * A native of Estherville, Iowa, Ross has a special interest in women's health and has experience in hormone therapy, menopause care and weight loss management. She also provides acute care services, chronic disease management, well child and well-baby visits and preventive care for patients. "Growing up near Jackson, I know how c  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 4 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * Tippie risk management and insurance program now country's third largest The Risk Management and Insurance major at the Tippie College of Business is now the third largest in the country, according to a survey from Business Insurance magazine for 2025. The RMI major is only in its third year but already has 350 undergraduate students enrolled as of October 2025, placing it behind on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Veteran Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Condemning Democrat Lawmakers' Reckless Call for Military Disobedience * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a 24-year Army veteran, joined 17 fellow veteran lawmakers in introducing a resolution condemning several Members of Congress for publicly urging U.S. military and intelligence personnel to independently judg  more