ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Finalists Announced for 2026 National Truck Driving Championships * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, which are being held this year at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. These annual competitions date back to 1937 and inspire thousands of drivers to operate acci more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Win in Protecting Iowa Homeowners * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory for Iowa homeowners in a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The judge affirmed that Iowa's laws banning residential contractors from acting as public adjusters are constitutional. When storm damage hits a home, homeowners often find themselves caught between insurance com more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for New York City Families * August 14, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 280,000 eggs to Food Bank For New York City in the Bronx as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate inv more PR

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- Kirkwood Community College posted the following news: * * * August Student of the Month: Michel-Ange Cikomola * What is your background?: I was born and raised in Bukavu, a city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of The Congo. I'm the oldest of five siblings. I have two little brothers and two little sisters. Indeed, I attended Alfajiri High School where I studied sciences and played basketball. I moved to the United States in October 2024 and started my journey as an international student in the U more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P20-590) by Leslie K. Davis and Erik L. Hernandez entitled "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2024:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * METHODS OF VOTING Most states have policies in place that allow eligible voters to cast their vote prior to Election Day, either by casting an absentee ballot (e.g., by mail), by voting in-person during an early voting period, or both. The CPS has asked about these "nontraditional" voting methods in ev more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * DSCC Statement on 91st Anniversary of Social Security Today, on the 91st anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, the critical program remains under constant threat as Republican Senate candidates are backing efforts to disrupt and dismantle the program. Across the country, GOP candidates are on the record supporting the GOP's "backdoor for privatizing Social Security," allowing DOGE cuts that caused benefit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 21 Counties in Wisconsin as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding * #Allamakee County, Iowa Included in Designation Iowa This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * From cicadas to cathedrals, Adam Skibbe maps it all * By Jessica Lien At its simplest, geographic information systems (GIS), works by attaching information to a location and stacking that information in layers so relationships become easier to see. Think of a stack of transparent maps. One layer might show roads. Another might show rivers or tree cover. Others could contain soil type, elevation, property boundaries, cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Rankings: 8 GOP Seats That Could Flip in November [The Hill] In case you missed it, new reporting in The Hill is highlighting how Democrats are "increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate," with as many as eight Republican-held seats - including North Carolina, Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, and Kansas - looking increasingly likely to flip in the midterms, with Democ more PR

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- Kirkwood Community College posted the following news: * * * Kirkwood to Award Full-Year Tuition Scholarship at 2026 Iowa State Fair * High school seniors can enter at the college booth in the Varied Industries Building CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Aug. 14, 2026)-Kirkwood Community College will award one high school senior graduating in 2027 a scholarship covering a full year of tuition through a giveaway at the college's booth at the 2026 Iowa State Fair. Fairgoers can visit the Kirkwood booth in the Varied Industries more PR

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar's Local TV Stations Receive Two National Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptionally Produced Content * KXAN-TV in Austin, TX, Recognized for "Digital" WHO 13 in Des Moines, IA, Wins Award for "Hard News" IRVING, TX - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that KXAN-TV, the company's television station in Austin, Texas (DMA #32), and WHO 13 in De more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Senator Adam Schiff: * * * Full Transcript: Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Adam Schiff: We're going to have to work to win that trust back. We're going to have to be proposing things that are bold. It is going to be completely inadequate to say well, if you elect Democrats, we will take you back to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Russia Sanctions Pave Way to Peace * Q: How would the Senate-passed sanctions bill help end the war in Ukraine? A: With an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86-11, the U.S. Senate sent a clear message to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin: stop the killing and end the largestland war since World War II. The late Sen. Lindsey Graham, the bill's leading champion who led the congressional effort to bring peace to Ukraine, was the driving force to more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 14 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Read More about Building a network to bring authentic research experience into the classroom * AMES, Iowa - What do you get when you bring together tropical biology researchers, educators and software developers? Interactive and immersive learning modules for students! Ann Russell, emeritus adjunct associate professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, has spent the past five years leading more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Managing Director of Technology Policy Max Gulker: * * * Data center taxation should be guided by sound policy, not short-term gains States should craft tax policy that is efficient, neutral in its treatment of different businesses, and built for long-term prosperity. - Public political pushback against data centers has state lawmakers rethinking tax breaks they passed with little controversy only a few years ago. Between 2008 and 2025, 38 states p more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 13 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Water use permits for review, published 08/13/2026 * DES MOINES - The DNR Water Quality Bureau has the following draft water use permits posted for public review. Water use permits regulate how Iowa's water resources are allocated to ensure facilities use water efficiently and responsibly, at rates and quantities consistent with permit conditions. As part of the permit review process, the public has the right, and is encouraged,  more PR