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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for 2025-10-28 ( 10 items )  
Dentons Secures Major Victory at Iowa Supreme Court (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dentons Secures Major Victory at Iowa Supreme Court Dentons Davis Brown attorney Maggie Hanson and alumna Kacy Flaherty-Tarpey secured a significant victory before the Iowa Supreme Court on behalf of a Dentons client in a high-profile civil rights case. The case, Rheeder v. City of Marion et al., involved claims of sexual harassment and retaliation under the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The plaintiff, a former janitor for more PR

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Innovative Manufacturing & Engineering (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Innovative Manufacturing & Engineering * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Innovative Manufacturing & Engineering of Polk County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "From blueprint more PR

Grassley Calls on the Federal Judiciary to Formally Regulate AI Use (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Grassley Calls on the Federal Judiciary to Formally Regulate AI Use Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his oversight of federal judges' Artificial Intelligence (AI) use. Grassley recently exposed two federal judges whose court staff used AI to draft inaccurate court ord more PR

Keiser (Fla.) Closes Gap, Grand View (Iowa) Remains No. 1 in NAIA Football Top 25 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Keiser (Fla.) Closes Gap, Grand View (Iowa) Remains No. 1 in NAIA Football Top 25 * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- Keiser (Fla.) picked up a first-place vote for the first time in 2025 and Grand View (Iowa) remained No. 1 for a seventh regular-season poll, as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the Oct. 27 edition of the Netting P more PR

Luther College's Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month events foster dialogue (10)
DECORAH, Iowa, Oct. 27 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College's Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month events foster dialogue * In November, Luther College will celebrate Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month through a series of events designed to foster dialogue and strengthen community building. The events are free and open to the public. The monthlong commemorative celebration begins with a lecture by University of Arizona Anthropology Professor Marcela Vasquez-Leon, P more PR

NextEra, Google Partner to Relaunch Nuclear Plant, Powering AI Growth (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, Florida, and Google, Mountain View, California, have announced on Oct. 27, 2025, a collaboration focused on accelerating nuclear energy deployment in the U.S. to meet the surging electricity demands of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The cornerstone of this partnership is the planned restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's sole nuclear facility, which was shut down in 2020. The 615-megawatt plant is expected to be operati more PR

Nunn Calls on Administration to Deliver Certainty for Iowa Soybean Producers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Calls on Administration to Deliver Certainty for Iowa Soybean Producers * Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging swift, coordinated action to restore access to foreign soybean markets and strengthen domestic demand amid a worse more PR

Postal Service IG: Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District - Delivery Operations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Postal Service Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-115) on Sept. 19, 2025, entitled "Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District: Delivery Operations." Here are excerpts: * * * Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota District: Delivery Operations During the week of July 22, 2025, we performed a self-initiated audit at the Omaha Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) and three delivery units serviced by the P&DC. The delivery units included the  more PR

SAU's McDermott Picks Three Passes, Earning Defensive Player of the Week After 47-14 Win Over Culver-Stockton (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * SAU's McDermott Picks Three Passes, Earning Defensive Player of the Week After 47-14 Win Over Culver-Stockton * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - St. Ambrose (Iowa) linebacker Caden McDermott intercepted three passes that each led to scoring drives in the Bees' 47-14 win over Culver-Stockton (Mo.), earning the Oct. 27 nod as NAIA Defensive Player of the Week.  more PR

Wartburg Runs Over Central (Iowa) in Top 15 Showdown (10)
WACO, Texas, Oct. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Wartburg Runs Over Central (Iowa) in Top 15 Showdown * Wartburg has won three straight American Rivers Conference (ARC) titles. That doesn't look to change in 2025. Using a stingy defense and punishing ground game, the Knights built a 21-0 halftime lead over then-No. 14 Central (Iowa) and never looked back, winning 28-13. Wartburg held Central to only 34 yards rushing in the  more PR