DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * 514 Iowa Century and Heritage Farm Families Honored at the 2026 Iowa State Fair * Annual recognition of multi-generational family farms coincides with America250, the 50th anniversary of the Century Farm Program and the 20th anniversary of the Heritage Farm Program DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Brent Johnson today honored 514 Iowa farm fa more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes, Bipartisan Coalition Secure $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly A federal court this week approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwide who were affected by Google's actions. more PR

PELLA, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- Central College issued the following news: * * * Central College Adds Faculty for New Academic Year Central College welcomes two new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year. Central continues its solid reputation for encouraging students to be leaders in their chosen career paths and engaged citizens. These new faculty members will nurture Central students during their journey at Central. "Welcoming talented new faculty each year strengthens the vibrant learning community that defines Central," says Aaron Roerd more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS grad Tony Tulathimutte receives inaugural Jack Galef Literary Arts Award * Award-winning author and Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Tony Tulathimutte is the inaugural recipient of the Jack Galef Literary Arts Award. Galef Award ceremony To celebrate the inaugural Jack Galef Literary Arts Award, the university will host a ceremony and reading at 4 p.m. Sept. 29, at Hancher Auditorium's Stanley Cafe. The new literar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Kansas Carpetbagger Zach Lahn Wants to Be Governor of Iowa "For The Next Two Decades" New reporting from Heartland Signal reveals that Kansas carpetbagger and career political operative Zach Lahn floated the possibility of being governor "for the next two decades," despite backing term limits for other offices. Lahn has spent the campaign trying to deflect from his decades as a political insider and his Kansas residency, while wholeheartedly embracin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * BREAKING: Cook Political Report Shifts Texas and Iowa Senate Races Toward Democrats, Declares Senate Control a Toss-Up Race raters at the Cook Political Report shifted the Texas and Iowa Senate races to Toss-Up today as Republicans' "sagging candidates" contend with a "sizable voter enthusiasm gap" - making "the overall battle for the Senate [...] a tossup." Now, it is "increasingly hard to ignore both public and priv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted 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 dec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Presents Squeal Award to the Shady Bunch, Families Who Make Fraud a Family Affair * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced her August Squeal Award recipient: fraudster families who make a living scamming hardworking Americans. Ernst is exposing 15 families who collectively stole $50 million taxpayer dollars and has introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act to prohibit government loans, contracts, grants, o more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news: * * * Fort Dodge's 720-Acre Industrial Park Certified as Development-Ready Site Iowa's Crossroads of Global Innovation, a 720-acre industrial park in Fort Dodge, has earned an Iowa Certified Site designation through the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), strengthening its ability to attract investment in bioscience, advanced manufacturing, renewable energy and other industrial sectors. Located in Webster County within an established ind more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 21 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * K-State advances efforts to strengthen veterinary capacity in rural Kansas Rural Veterinary Workforce Task Force celebrates 5 years of progress By Audrey Hambright, College of Veterinary Medicine Kansas needs frontline veterinarians to serve every corner of the state, and a coalition including experts from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is finding new ways to address the gaps in veterinary coverage for rural Kansas. The Rural V more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Kessler named Keith and Glynn Bartels Endowed Director of Athletic Bands * The experiences that shape students at South Dakota State University don't always end when they leave campus. Some become lasting connections to the university and to the people who shared those experiences with them. For Keith '67/'74 and Glynn '67 Bartels, music was one of those lasting connections. Keith's involvement in music at SDSU helped strengthen his relations more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Nebraska's Denise Powell for Congress * AFGE says Powell will fight for working families in Nebraska and nationwide BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Denise Powell for election to the U.S. House representing Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 elections. She won the Democratic prim more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Leadership awards recognize CLAS IT staff at Tech Forum 2026 * We recognized IT professionals who demonstrate strong leadership at various stages of their careers at Tech Forum 2026. The awards are part of a continuing effort to develop, encourage, and support IT leadership for all IT professionals at the University of Iowa. The IT Leadership Awards are sponsored by the IT Leadership Development Team, along with UI Chief more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry posted the following news release: * * * Leadership Iowa 2026-27 Participants & Community Hosts Announced * Forty leaders from across Iowa have been selected to participate in the 2026-27 Leadership Iowa program, Iowa's premier statewide leadership experience offered by the ABI Foundation. See the Leadership Iowa 2026-27 participant list here. Since its founding in 1982, Leadership Iowa has brought together more than 1,500 leaders from communiti more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 21 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Mears Nears Homer Mark, American Association Adds SI TV As Broadcast Partner: 10 Things to Know in the AAPB This Week Triple Crown Also in Reach for Lake Country Slugger; Milwaukee Nears Playoff Clincher with 18 Games to Play in Regular Season - MOORHEAD, Minn. - While a lot of the home run talk around the American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) has been about the all-time chase between Jose more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney Gil Topaz Joins Fredrikson * Attorney Gil Topaz has joined Fredrikson's Mergers & Acquisitions Group in the Minneapolis office. Topaz helps clients navigate mergers and acquisitions, series financing rounds, general corporate governance matters, executive compensation agreements and general commercial contracting. His goal is to always bring practical, business-first legal support to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS in Iowa Accepting Applications for Conservation Programs * (Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 20, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to put Farmers First through a historic investment in conservation on agricultural lands through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a result of the conservation funding provided by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. "The need for more conserv more PR

GRINNELL, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Grinnell College posted the following news: * * * NSF Grant Supports Applied Mathematics Research at Grinnell * Debdeep Bhattacharya, assistant professor of mathematics at Grinnell College, has been awarded a three-year, $250,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award is part of a $500,000 linked collaborative grant between Grinnell and Louisiana State University (LSU), where the project will be led by Robert Lipton. Grinnell's portion was awarded through the NSF's Facilitating Resea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Hosts Small Business Roundtable, Discusses Cutting Costs and Burdensome Red Tape * WEST DES MOINES, IA -Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) yesterday joined Everett Woodel Jr., Acting Chief Counsel for the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, SBA Great Plains Regional Administrator Brad Zaun, and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for a roundtable with Iowa small business owners focused on lowering costs, cutting  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Leads Bipartisan Push to Shield Iowa Farmers from China-Driven Fertilizer Squeeze * DES MOINES, IA -Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) today sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to protect American farmers and fertilizer producers from supply chain disruptions the Chinese Communist Party is using to gain leverage over American agriculture. "Iowa farmer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Approves Second Workforce Pell Grant Program in Indiana * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved the nation's second Workforce Pell Grant program in Indiana. Eligible students at Ivy Tech Community College can now use federal Pell Grant dollars to enroll in its Clinical Medical Assistant program, an 8-week program that prepares students for careers in key healthcare professions. Establish more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 19 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * U.S. Department of Education Approves Workforce Pell Grant Program in Indiana * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) approved the nation's second Workforce Pell Grant program in Indiana. Eligible students at Ivy Tech Community College can now use federal Pell Grant dollars to enroll in its Clinical Medical Assistant program, an 8-week program that prepares students for careers in key healthcare professions. Established in Pres more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- The University of Iowa College of Law issued the following news: * * * UI launches search, names committee for next College of Law dean The University of Iowa has launched a national search for the next dean of the College of Law. The search comes as Dean Todd Pettys approaches the end of his term leading the college on June 30, 2027. Pettys will return to the College of Law faculty at the conclusion of his term or when a new dean is appointed. "Todd has provided exceptional service to the College of Law and th more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * [Sept 2] State Park Technician (Natural Resources Technician 1) * At the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), we are dedicated to conserving and enhancing our natural resources in cooperation with individuals and organizations. Our goal is to improve the quality of life in Iowa and ensure a lasting legacy for future generations. We are seeking a passionate and dedicated State Park Technician to join our team and help us mana more PR