WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has designated two agencies to provide official grain inspection and weighing services. Keokuk Grain Inspection Service, Iowa, and Ohio Valley Grain Inspection Inc., Evansville, Indiana, will now serve specific areas under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. The appointments follow a competitive review process that evaluated each applicant's ability to offer these services with precision and reliability.  more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Anthropology students use remote sensing technology to locate unmarked graves in northeast Iowa * # A team of three Luther College anthropology students led by Colin Betts, professor of anthropology, worked to identify unmarked graves at three pioneer cemeteries in Winneshiek County this summer. Evan McElroy, Benson Newhouse and Rebecca Zheng used advanced remote sensing technology to identify unmarked burial site more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 08-26-2025 * Senator Grassley's weekly Capitol Hill Report can be found HERE. Topics include: Blue Slips, Ethanol for America Act, Farm Bill, Election Integrity, Flag Burning Executive Order and History in Museums. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-08-26-2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Expand High-Speed Broadband in Rural Iowa * HULL, IOWA - Last week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) and Rep. Josh Riley (D-NY) introduced the Middle Mile for Rural America Act, which would reauthorize the Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure program and help connect rural communities to high-speed internet. "Expanding access to high-speed broadband is critical for ec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Announces New State Director and Deputy State Director * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today announced he has promoted Matt Rector to State Director and Penny Vacek to Deputy State Director. Rector and Vacek will assume their new roles on September 2. Carol Olson will retire on August 31, after serving as Grassley's State Director since 2018. "I'm very gratef more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Resolution for 10 FBI Whistleblowers Following Years of Retaliation * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Ten Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblowers have secured compensation agreements with the FBI after months of negotiations mediated by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The whistleblowers, including Garret O'Boyle and Stephen Friend, were subjected more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Mariannette Miller-Meeks Doubles Down AGAINST Tax Credits That Help Families Afford Their Health Care * Miller-Meeks dismisses ACA tax credits that 24,000 people in IA-01 rely on: "That is not a solution" Mariannette Miller-Meeks just cannot help herself. First, she refused to extend key tax credits that 24,000 Iowans in her district rely on to afford their health care. Now, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Joins Lee County Town Hall * FORT MADISON, IA - U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined Americans for Prosperity for a town hall in Lee County, where she answered questions and heard directly from constituents on the issues that matter most to them. "I'm always grateful for the opportunity to hear directly from Iowans, answer their questions, and provide u more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Meets with Lee County Law Enforcement and EMS Leaders * LEE COUNTY, IA - U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) met with law enforcement officers and emergency medical service (EMS) leaders in Lee County to discuss how to better support first responders who keep Iowa communities safe. The conversation focused on recruitment and retention challenges, funding for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Mason City Chamber Host U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson for Roundtable on Tax Reform * MASON CITY, IA - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Mason City Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) for a roundtable discussion in Mason City, Iowa with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President Trump more PR