WHIPPANY, New Jersey, April 2 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on April 1, 2026: * * * Bayer Opens Innovation Center at Iowa State University Research Park to expand digital ag collaboration, workforce development AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University Research Park and the Crop Science division of Bayer today announced the opening of the Seed Production Innovation (SPI) Innovation Center, located  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Ashley Hinson-Backed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Iowa Hospitals Following the release of a new report (https://www.citizen.org/article/big-ugly-threat/), which found that Ashley Hinson-backed Medicaid cuts have put at least three Iowa hospitals at high risk of closing or cutting services, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Spokesperson Joe Bush released the following state  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48890) on March 31, 2026, entitled "Determining Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged chi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 1 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Attorney General's Office Concludes Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Polk County Shooting * DES MOINES -In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the February 19, 2026, fatal shooting of Hunter Thomas Munoz by two Des Moines Police Officers was legally justified. The Attorney General's conclusion was based on a review and investigation  more

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, April 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Iowa Reports E15 Sales Up 60%, Becoming the "New Normal" Fuel Data Reflects Success of Reynolds's E15 Access Standard, Biodiesel Policy Needed to Uphold Demand * Today, the Iowa Department of Revenue released the 2025 Retailers Motor Fuel Gallons Annual Report, showing E15 sales increased 60% in only one year to over 410 million gallons sold. At the end  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 1 (TNSxrep) -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Highlights Savings from E15 in Iowa's Annual Retailers' Fuel Gallons Report * Nearly 60 percent increase in E15 sales saved Iowa drivers over $60 million in 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (Apr. 1, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today highlighted the significant savings Iowa drivers are seeing from choosing E15 at the gas pump following the re  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Leads Amicus Brief to SCOTUS Opposing New York's Attempt to Undermine Federal Firearms Law * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, led an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Second Circuit ruling and uphold the Second Amendment by preventing New York from bypa  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 27 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * UI honors 2026 Discovery and Innovation awardees advancing high-impact research across the state, into space From launching an historic NASA mission to confronting Iowa's cancer burden in each of the state's 99 counties, University of Iowa researchers and research professionals are driving discoveries that improve lives in Iowa and far beyond. The Office of the Vice President for Resea  more