DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Releases Formal Opinion on Sheriff Salaries Following the 2021 "Back the Blue" Law * DES MOINES-Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird released her formal opinion on county sheriff salaries in response to a formal opinion request by two county attorneys, Michael T. Wells, Ringgold County Attorney, and Alan Wilson, Wayne County Attorney. In 2021, the Iowa Legislat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 02-09-26 * Audio from this afternoon's call is available HERE. Topics discussed: ICE, E15, the DHS appropriations bill, the Epstein Files and Argentina beef imports. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-02-09-26  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Reappoints Four to the Halifax Health Board of Commissioners Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the reappointment of Audrey Butler, Harold Goodemote, Andrew Lupoli, and Thomas McCall to the Halifax Health Board of Commissioners. Audrey Butler, PhD Butler is an Ambassador for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Active in her community, she has served as a member  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Secures over $18 million for Key Infrastructure and Economic Development Projects in Iowa * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) secured over $18.7 million dollars of key investments for Iowa's Second Congressional District in last week's bipartisan government funding package for Fiscal Year 2026. This brings Rep. Hinson's total federal funds secured for Iowa's Second District   more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: * * * Iowans Sign Letter Supporting SF 2067 Letter Gains Over One Hundred Signatures at Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit * At the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit last week in Altoona, over one hundred Iowans signed a letter to the Iowa Legislature supporting SF 2067. SF 2067 is a bipartisan bill aiming to balance landowner rights while allowing for innovation in Iowa agriculture. The bill wou  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 9 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * LaNeve Sworn in as 40th Army Vice Chief of Staff * Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who most recently was the senior military assistant to the secretary of war, has been sworn in as the 40th Army vice chief of staff. In a ceremony Feb. 6 at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, LaNeve received his fourth star, pinned on his uniform by his wife, Kim, his daughter, Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks: Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, Seniors Get a $6,000 Social Security Tax Deduction * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is highlighting a major win for Iowa seniors following the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts, which deliver a historic $6,000 Social Security tax deduction for seniors and $12,000 for married couples filing jointly. The n  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * National MS Society and Mendoza Family Celebrate $325,000 Fundraising Milestone Over 2,150 donors rally behind Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and brother Alberto in honor of their mother, Elsa * The National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Mendoza family celebrate a remarkable milestone: the Mendoza Brothers' Fight Against MS has raised over $325,000 from more than 2,150 donors spanning   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Zach Nunn Says the Affordable Care Act "Enslaved" Americans * The New Republic : "[Nunn] told the 'America first' podcast Steak for Breakfast that the [Affordable Care Act] was a 'disaster' that had 'enslaved' its beneficiaries." New reporting from The New Republic finds that Zach Nunn said the Affordable Care Act " enslaved " the Americans who depend on it. These newly rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Office of Advocacy Connects with Small Businesses in Kansas City, MO On Friday, the Office of Advocacy joined the House Committee on Small Business in Kansas City, Missouri, for the first stop in the committee's bipartisan cross-country roundtable series, The Open Road: Small Business Conversations Across Main Street America (https://alford.house.gov/news/docu  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Center for Screening moves to east Sioux Falls * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -The Sanford Center for Screening is moving from its previous location inside the Sanford Heart Hospital to the Sanford Madison & Veterans Parkway Clinic, located at 5920 E. Madison St. in east Sioux Falls. The Center offers preventive screenings for heart and vascular health. "This move provides more  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * UI study reveals why AI models are so easily fooled University of Iowa engineering and mathematics researchers have discovered mathematical evidence explaining why even the most advanced artificial intelligence systems are still easy to trick. Their study shows that deep neural networks - those used for tasks like image recognition - are fundamentally limited when it comes to high dimen  more

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * University of Dubuque Professor Leads Bioinformatics Analysis in Discovery of Bacterial Communities Living in Scorpion Venom University of Dubuque Professor of Biology Adam Kleinschmit, PhD, was part of a collaborative research team that published new findings challenging a long-standing assumption that animal venom is sterile. The study, "Microbiota Discovered in Scorpion Venom," was published Janua  more