WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IN THE STATES: "People Are Hurting" After Republicans Block Affordable Care Act Tax Credit Extension and Premiums Skyrocket * Iowa Voter : "People are hurting right now, there's an affordability crisis on our hands" After Senate Republicans once again blocked efforts to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies with just weeks to go until they expire, voters in Senate battleground st  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 16 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Did you know engineers help fight heart disease? Biomedical engineering students at the University of Iowa don't just learn theory, they roll up their sleeves to understand tools of medicine by building them. Meet Nora VanHorn and David Sollenberger. Together, they created a functioning electrocardiogram (ECG), which measures heart activity so doctors can monitor and detect heart dise  more