DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 18 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Iowa Department of Education today released 2024 fall certified enrollment numbers for public school districts and accredited nonpublic schools as well as open enrollment numbers and participants in the Students First Education Savings Account program for the 2024-25 school year. Public school district certified enrollment was similar to last year at 480,665, compared to 483,69 more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 18 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: The Iowa Insurance Division today announced that it has joined a taskforce of state securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a $106 million settlement with Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC) and The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) for failing to supervise certain registered persons and faili more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: DNR staff work with individuals, businesses and communities to help them protect our natural resources by complying with state and federal laws. This approach is very effective. In the few cases where compliance cannot be achieved, the DNR issues enforcement actions. The following list summarizes recent enforcement actions. Find the entire, original orders on DNR's website at www.iowadnr.gov more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on draft permits. DNR considers public comments before finalizing the permits. more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 18 -- The Iowa Utilities Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * NARUC adopts slogan 'Anybody Can Serve, So Let's Conserve' * * * The Iowa Utilities Commission joins other public utility commissions and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in supporting Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20, as a day of community and utility service. NARUC recommends that people find and engage in utility-related more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Entomology doctoral candidate discusses wasp discoveries UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Identifying two dozen new species of gall wasps was a crowning achievement of Louis Nastasi's Penn State graduate education experience. A doctoral candidate in entomology, Nastasi and his collaborators, from Penn State's Frost Entomological Museum along with the University of Iowa, the University of Edi more PR