WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Mitigate Flood Risks * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, are working to mitigate flood risk and improve water quality by ensuring farmers, landowners, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can work together to restore and maintain floodplains. The bipartisan Restoring America's Floodplains A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- Indiana University has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural connection with twenty Native American tribes. This includes the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Omaha T more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: * * * Congress Passing Year-Round E15 Paramount After Credit for Ethanol-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel Cut in Bill WEST DES MOINES, IA - Following U.S. Senate passage, today the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump's wide-ranging Big Beautiful Bill, a budget reconciliation measure. The bill now goes to President Trump who is expected to sign it. The renewable fuels commu more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 10 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * EPA Proposed RFS Blending Rule a Strong Starting Point for Further Discussions Final Rule Should Fully Account for All Future Refinery Exemptions * WEST DES MOINES, IA - Today the US EPA released its draft rule to set renewable fuels standard (RFS) blending levels for 2026-2027. The rule, which will now go through a period of public comment and review prior to bein more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following floor remarks on July 8, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, since 2021, I sounded the alarm about the former Biden administration's failure to vet Afghan evacuees. Instead of coming clean, the previous administration dismissed and failed to answer my oversight request. For years, the Biden administration h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Biodiesel Advocates Applaud Grassley Efforts to Strengthen Iowa's Renewable Fuels Industry in the One Big Beautiful Bill * WASHINGTON - Biodiesel producers, farmers and renewable fuel stakeholders say the One Big Beautiful Bill will revitalize and strengthen Iowa's renewable fuels industry and deliver for Iowa farmers. On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautifu more PR

IRVING, Texas, July 10 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * WWE(R) & Big 12 Conference to Bring Friday Night Smackdown to Big 12 Markets During 2025 College Football Season SmackDown to Emanate from 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on August 22 Ahead of Week 0 Matchup Between Iowa State and Kansas State on August 23 * WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), and the Big 12 Conference today announced an expansion to their multi-faceted partne more PR