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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for 2026-04-11 ( 14 items )  
"Pieowa" Documentary Screening to Benefit WIU Food Pantry (10)
MACOMB, Illinois, April 10 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * "Pieowa" Documentary Screening to Benefit WIU Food Pantry * MACOMB, IL - - A community screening of the documentary Pieowa: A Piece of America will be held from 3-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, in the Garden Lounge at the Malpass Library on the Macomb campus. Sponsored by the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Sociology & Anthropology and University Foundation Office and will be serving more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson leads support of President Trump's deployment of National Guard to D.C. (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads support of President Trump's deployment of National Guard to D.C. * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a coalition of 23 states in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's constitutional deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In the years preceding President Trump's current term, crime surged  more PR

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region March 2026 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.9 percent in March, up 3.4 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index was up 9.2 percent, almost ent more PR

Capitol Hill Report, 04-10-26 (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 04-10-26 * Audio from this morning's call is available HERE. Topics include: Iran, former Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, former Attorney General Pam Bondi, funding for the Department of Homeland Security, Grassley's oversight to address online child exploitation. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-0 more PR

DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $5.9M to Universities to Advance Nuclear Energy Research (10)
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy Awards $5.9M to Universities to Advance Nuclear Energy Research Awardees include some of the country's most elite research teams whose work will help the United States remain a global leader in nuclear energy innovation. * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy today announced the competitive select more PR

DSCC Friday Takeaways: Senate GOP's Corruption Caucus, DC Dan Balling Out, and Rogers' Reality Check (10)
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Friday Takeaways: Senate GOP's Corruption Caucus, DC Dan Balling Out, and Rogers' Reality Check TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 206 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org. REPUBLICANS SWEAT THE MAP: New reporting from Bloomberg a more PR

First Quarter Subchapter V Small Business Filings Increase 67 Percent Over Previous Year (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 6 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * First Quarter Subchapter V Small Business Filings Increase 67 Percent over Previous Year Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase 14 Percent * NEW YORK -- Subchapter V elections for small businesses increased 67 percent in the first quarter of 2026, as the 833 filings were up over the 499 registered during the first quarter of 2025, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provi more PR

Governor Kehoe Reports on Success of Missouri's Operation Relentless Pursuit in First Year of Operations (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Reports on Success of Missouri's Operation Relentless Pursuit in First Year of Operations * Today, Governor Mike Kehoe reported that in its first year of operations, Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) task force officers arrested or assisted in the arrests of 1,585 fugitives wanted for outstanding felony warrants. The total includes individuals arrested in connection wit more PR

Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law Delivers Over $64 Million to Replace Iowa Bridges (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley-Backed Infrastructure Law Delivers Over $64 Million to Replace Iowa Bridges * Click HERE for video. BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that Iowa will receive over $64 million in federal aid to help replace 67 bridges and culverts in poor condition across Iowa. The two awards will be adminis more PR

How Movies Bring Us Together: UI Hosts 2026 Provost's Global Forum on Cinema and Connection (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 7 -- The University of Iowa International Programs issued the following news: * * * How movies bring us together: UI hosts 2026 Provost's Global Forum on cinema and connection Written by Daniel Vorwerk The 2026 Provost's Global Forum, Cinematic Connections in a Polarized World: How movies bring us together, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world for film screenings, keynote talks, and live more PR

Office of the Governor releases public schedule for week of April 13th (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Office of the Governor releases public schedule for week of April 13th * Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer released public schedules for Monday, April 13, 2026, through Sunday, April 19, 2026. Monday, April 13 Gov. Reynolds attends Crawford County YMCA ribbon-cutting Crawford County YMCA 1601 8th Ave N Denison, IA 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14 Gov. Reynolds signs pro more PR

Q&A: Government Shutdowns Fail the American People (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Government Shutdowns Fail the American People * Q: How do government shutdowns fail the American people? A: The insufferable pattern of government shutdowns stemming from a lapse in approved funding needs to stop once and for all. Since 1981, failure to enact the 12 annual appropriation bills by the end of the fiscal year has resulted in a handful of major government shutdowns. After a 2 more PR

Sanford Health Plan and Security Health Plan Urge CMS to Reconsider Medicare Advantage Methodological Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sanford Health Plan and Security Health Plan submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressing the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2027 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies. The organizations emphasized challenges facing the MA program and urged CMS to modify proposed policies to preserve prog more ST

Transcript: Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo preview the 2026 WNBA Draft (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Transcript: Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo preview the 2026 WNBA Draft * ESPN, which has presented the WNBA since the league's inception in 1997, will once again exclusively broadcast the WNBA Draft as the league celebrates its 30th season. Ahead of the WNBA Draft 2026 Presented by State Street Investment Management SPY on Monday, April 13 (7 p.m. ET) from The Shed at H more PR