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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for 2026-02-20 ( 16 items )  
21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * 21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is thanking her fellow Republican attorneys general and 60 U.S. lawmakers for filing amicus briefs in support of her lawsuit against the FDA to vacate a Biden-era rule that removed a more PR

Air quality permits for review, published 02/19/2026 (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 02/19/2026 * DES MOINES - 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 o more PR

American College of Surgeons: Bypassing Closest Hospital for Emergency General Surgery Linked to Increased Complications and Prolonged Hospital Stay (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Bypassing Closest Hospital for Emergency General Surgery Linked to Increased Complications and Prolonged Hospital Stay Multi-state analysis shows patients travelling further for urgent surgery present with more advanced disease Key Takeaways * Patients going past the nearest hospital equipped to provide surgical care for emergency abdominal surgery had 12% higher more PR

Attorney General Brenna Bird Releases Top 10 Reported Scams and Complaints of 2025 (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Releases Top 10 Reported Scams and Complaints of 2025 * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced the top ten reported consumer complaints and scams affecting Iowans in 2025. Last year, the Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division handled over 4,000 complaints marking the second consecutive year of rising scams and complaints. Attorney more PR

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit (10)
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit * New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a more PR

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation more PR

Budd Joins CTE Caucus Co-Chairs in Leading Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins CTE Caucus Co-Chairs in Leading Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined his Senate co-chairs on the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing February 2026 more PR

For 2nd Year In A Row, 150 Iowans Rally Against Cancer Gag Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * For 2nd Year In A Row, 150 Iowans Rally Against Cancer Gag Act "Our Water, Our Health" rally called for solutions to water and cancer crises, including restoring funding for statewide water quality monitoring * On Thursday, at least 150 Iowans impacted by the state's growing cancer and water crisis rallied at the State Capitol Rotunda for the second year in a row against Bayer's Canc more PR

ICYMI: Nonpartisan Whistleblower Advocacy Group Defends Grassley's Arctic Frost Whistleblowers (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Nonpartisan Whistleblower Advocacy Group Defends Grassley's Arctic Frost Whistleblowers BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan whistleblower protection and advocacy organization, issued a statement defending whistleblowers' legal right to release Arctic Frost records to U.S. Senate Judici more PR

Iowa Renewable Fuels Association: Iowans Call on Congress and President Trump to Finish the Job for E15 (10)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 18 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Iowans Call on Congress and President Trump to Finish the Job for E15 Consumers, Farmers Still Waiting for E15 Green Light * Today, the Iowa Corn Growers Association (IGCA) and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) called on Congress and President Trump to finally approve nationwide, year-round E15. The recently formed Rural Domestic Energy Council was schedule more PR

Marshfield Clinic using new heart arrhythmia technology (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Marshfield Clinic using new heart arrhythmia technology * Jeff Starck Marshfield Clinic Media Relations 715-389-4978 / starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org MARSHFIELD, WIS. - Marshfield Clinic is using the newest technology to help treat dangerous heart arrhythmias for patients. Marshfield Clinic performed the first implant in Wisconsin of the Medtronic OmniaSecure, th more PR

NAHB Announces 2025 Best in American Living Awards Winners (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders posted the following news release: * * * NAHB Announces 2025 Best in American Living Awards Winners The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced the winners of the 2025 Best in American Living(TM) Awards (BALA) during the NAHB International Builders' Show in Orlando. The awards are sponsored by Smeg. The 2025 BALA categories include design, multifamily housing, offsite construction and remo more PR

Okla. A.G. Drummond Demands Answers From YouTube Over Alleged Censorship of Conservative Voices (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 20 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Drummond demands answers from YouTube over alleged censorship of conservative voices Attorney General Gentner Drummond wants answers from YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., regarding concerns that politically conservative voices may have been unfairly suppressed on the platform. Drummond and 15 state attorneys general sent a letter to Alphabet r more PR

Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new annual statistics on real personal consumption expenditures, real personal income, and regional price parities for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for 2024. Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) highlights more PR

Science Briefing: High magnetic fields reveal atom-level structures of drugs, materials (10)
AMES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Science Briefing: High magnetic fields reveal atom-level structures of drugs, materials * AMES, Iowa - A tiny, solid sample of a drug, complete with active and inactive ingredients, spun at 50,000 revolutions per second while tilted at the "magic angle" of nearly 55 degrees relative to a high magnetic field. A special instrument at the National Magnetic Resonance Facility at the University of Wisconsin-Ma more PR

Secretary Naig Announces Availability of Specialty Crop Block Grants (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces Availability of Specialty Crop Block Grants * DES MOINES, Iowa (Feb. 19, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The grant program is designed to support projects that enhance the c more PR