WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- The America First Policy Institute, with 12 co-signers issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary of the United States U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 Re: Student eligibility under Section 25F for children in homeschools, microschools, and other innovative learning settings Dear Mr. Bessent: We write to thank you for the thoughtful attent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- America's Credit Unions, with 47 co-signers issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Senate Consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: On behalf of America's Credit Unions and the Credit  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Major Grant Award in Fight Against Medicaid Fraud * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today her office has been awarded an almost $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to work together to aggressively target fraud and major financial crimes. This grant will allow the Iowa Attorney General's Office to hire and assign a total of five qualified prosecutors. These n more PR

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Western Iowa Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * Building Belonging: Western Iowa Tech Welcomes Students for a New Semester * Starting college is about more than finding classrooms, buying books, and learning a new schedule. It is also about finding a community. The relationships students form during the first days and weeks of a semester can shape their entire college experience. Meeting classmates, connecting with employees and participating in campus activities can help students feel mor more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Classroom solution evolves into public resource for navigating AI tools * AMES, Iowa -By midsemester last spring, Wei Le could see it on her students' faces -not confusion, exactly, but a kind of volume-induced whiplash. Le, a professor of computer science at Iowa State University, was teaching an advanced artificial intelligence course at a moment when AI tools were multiplying faster than anyone could reasonably track. New demos dropped daily. Models up more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa State University's College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Designing rockets and inspiring future engineers, Amreen Chhina charts her course * Amreen Chhina, an aerospace engineering major minoring in leadership studies, starts her senior year in fall 2026. Her Cyclone Engineering journey has been one of getting involved, and giving back. "I have taken courses in different engineering disciplines, gained experience using technical and power tools and different software, learned to create computer more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Michigan coal plant costs balloon to $259 million, as Trump administration orders sixth unlawful extension past retirement The aging plant, which should have retired in May 2025, has been forced open for more than 400 days * The Trump administration issued a sixth unlawful "emergency order" extending the J.H. Campbell coal plant past its retirement for another 90 days, even though local and state leaders had a plan to replace the pl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Farmer's Daughters * 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: The Farmer's Daughters of Fremont County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "The Farmer's Daughters has decorated southwest Iowa with success, growing from a pop-up shop i more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Heavy traffic anticipated Aug. 20, 21 for KU Housing & Residence life move-in * LAWRENCE -University of Kansas employees and the Lawrence community should anticipate heavy traffic around the Lawrence campus Aug. 20-21 during KU Housing & Residence Life's busiest move-in days for its residence halls. Traffic around Daisy Hill is expected to be heaviest from about 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The most frequented routes will be along Bob Billings Parkway and 15th Stree more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Immigration Law Goes to Supreme Court * FAIR shows state immigration laws were contemplated by Congress WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Law (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Iowa's recent immigration law, which has been the target of a lawsuit brought by anti-borders activists. FAIR urges the Court to review and reverse an erroneous decision of the U.S.  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Department of Theatre & Dance celebrates scholarship recipients * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 52 students for academic merit and potential, awarding approximately $210,000 in scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. "Theatre & Dance scholarships give students the freedom to take risks, grow as artists and fully invest in their education," said Markus Potter, acting chair and associate professor of the more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 17 -- Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release: * * * Minister MacDonald concludes successful visit to the Iowa State Fair * August 17, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada This past weekend, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food joined His Excellency Mark Wiseman, Canada's Ambassador to the United States to attend the Iowa State Fair and meet with government officials and agriculture leaders. The Iowa  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. "As meas more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.  more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- The University of Northern Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed to deliver Constitution Day address at UNI * CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard University professor Annette Gordon-Reed will present "Thomas Jefferson and the Presidency" as the University of Northern Iowa's 2026 Constitution Day address on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. in Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall. The lecture is sponsored by the UNI Department of  more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Fargo to host Doc Talk on plantar fasciitis * FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Fargo is hosting a Doc Talk discussion to educate the public about plantar fasciitis. The event is on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. inside the Fargo Parks Sports Center at the Sanford Sports Complex, 6100 38th St. S., Fargo. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. Heel pain from plantar fasciitis can affect everything; f more PR