WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The American Investment Council issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * All Americans Should Have Access to Private Investment AIC President and CEO Will Dunham released the following statement regarding President Trump's Executive Order to democratize access to alternative assets for 401(k) investors: "For decades, public pension funds have invested in private assets because they deliver strong returns over the long term and are a smart, safe way to di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Celebrating 80 Years of VA-Academic Medicine Partnership AAMC President and CEO David J. Skorton, MD, issued the following statement marking the 80th anniversary of the partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and academic medicine: "For 80 years, the VA and our nation's medical schools, academic health systems, and teaching hospitals--collectively kno  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 30 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Concludes Lawsuit on Section 504 Rule with Win * DES MOINES-Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she has concluded a lawsuit against the Biden Administration's rewrite of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a mandate that threatened school accommodations for students. The mandate illegally attempted to include "gender dysphoria" under Section 504,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Groundwork Collaborative, a think tank and progressive advocacy group, posted the following news release: * * * Consumers Are Left Out in the Cold as Fed Reacts to Trump's Skyrocketing Costs * Working families are desperate for relief from high prices, but don't have faith they'll get help soon This week, despite pressure from the White House, the Federal Reserve paused cuts to interest rates amid clear signs the economy has lost steam. Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by James 'Jay' F. Funke, sales manager at Del Clay Farm Equipment, Edgewood, Iowa, and past chairman of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Growing the Small Business Agricultural Economy": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, distinguished members of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship committee, thank you for th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to approve state implementation plan submissions from Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico and Tennessee regarding interstate transport obligations for the 2015 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Under the "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act, states must ensure their air emissions do not contribute to nonattainment or interfere with the main  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst: Learing Lessons from Minnesota's Fraud Ring * Some people never lear. An audit found Minnesota paying millions of dollars for fraudulent child care services - nearly a decade ago ! At that time, the state's nonpartisan legislative auditor warned more needed to be done to combat child care fraud, including verifying attendance. Apparently, the state didn't lear any lessons from that scandal,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Appoints Rucker As Injured Employee Public Counsel * Governor Greg Abbott appointed Robert Rucker to the Injured Employee Public Counsel for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Public Counsel helps injured employees in the Workers' Compensation system, oversees the ombudsman program, and advocates on behalf of injured employees. Robert Rucker of Cedar Park is the general   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Iowa first in the nation to award Rural Health Transformation Program funding * Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the intent to award more than $78.6 million in funding through two competitive Requests for Proposals (RFPs) as part of the Iowa Healthy Hometowns Project, funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Rural Heal  more

ENCINO, California, Jan. 31 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes $41 Million Net-Lease Portfolio in the Midwest NORWALK, Iowa, Jan. 29, 2026 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of the Yellow Brick Road Portfolio: 18 triple-net-leased early childhood development centers in Iowa, Minnesota, and N  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Blackburn, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Care for Veterans with Hearing Loss * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act to improve access to over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for eligible veterans through the U.S. Department of Veterans A  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Human Trafficking Happens Under Our Noses * Q: How widespread of a problem is human trafficking in our country? A: Although exact numbers are difficult to nail down - estimates of victims trafficked within the United States range up to a million people every year - the crime of forcing a human being to provide labor, sex or domestic servitude occurs in communities across the entire countr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service posted the following news: * * * USDA Shifts Sterile Fly Dispersal Efforts to Defend U.S. Border Immediate and Decisive Actions Will Better Protect U.S. Animal and Public Health * The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing a shift in its 100 million per week sterile fly dispersal efforts to stop the northern spread o  more