WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 27, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 2 states, down in 2 states and DC from February 2025 to February 2026 From February 2025 to February 2026, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 2 states and the District of Columbia, increased in 2 states, and was essentially unchanged in 46 states. * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm employment  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security opposing the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants," published on February 23, 2026. CLINIC, which represents a coalition of over 400 community-based and diocesan legal service providers across 48 states and D.C., critiqued the proposal for undermining the rights and dignity of asylum seeke more ST

DECORAH, Iowa, April 27 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Dan Davis to lead underwater survey of ancient Roman harbor in Greece * Dan Davis, associate professor of classics at Luther College, will embark for Greece this summer to direct the underwater excavation of a Roman harbor town that has sat on the seafloor for more than 1,600 years. A team of Vanderbilt University students, staff, and faculty work alongside archaeological specialists to conduct a large-scale interna more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on passage of House File 2676 Today, Governor Kim Reynolds issued the following statement after the Iowa House and Senate passed House File 2676, Iowa's MAHA bill:  "I'm grateful to the House and Senate for passing Iowa's MAHA bill which takes common sense steps to improve health and well-being for Iowans of all ages," Governor Reynolds said. "Food assistance prog more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Many farmers got a good start on plan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks: Every Tax Dollar Defrauded is a Dollar Taken from our most Vulnerable Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined Just the News to discuss Washington's waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars in Minnesota and California. This fraud is stealing Americans' taxpayer money that should be going to our most vulnerable citizens. "Numerous Whistleblowers have come forward ab more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 27 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * New Analysis Finds the Sustainable Rivers Program Delivers Strong Returns for Taxpayers, Communities and Recreation * A new independent analysis found that the Sustainable Rivers Program, a partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Nature Conservancy that improves how the nation's existing dams operate, delivers strong economic returns while boosting re more PR

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, April 28 -- Northwestern College issued the following news: * * * NWC partners with Western Theological Seminary for streamlined pathway to M.Div. degree Northwestern College is partnering with Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, to enable theology students to complete their Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree in as little as two years. The new advanced degree partnership program will reduce the cost for students to earn an M.Div. and prepare them to begin the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. 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: Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. of Winneshiek County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recogn more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper Jennifer Hemingway from an April 22, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Heinrich, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify in support of the office of the Sergeant at Arms (SAA) fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request. The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper  more PR

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 27 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * University of Dubuque President Emeritus Rev. Jeffrey F. Bullock to Receive Honorary Degree The University of Dubuque will honor the longest-serving president in its history with an honorary degree during the University's Spring Commencement at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026, on campus in the Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center. UD President Emeritus Jeffrey F. Bullock, PhD, will be awarded a d more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 28 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * Professor Rong Su receives prestigious honor for academic accomplishments Rong Su, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship and Mahoney Fellow in the Tippie College of Business, has been elected a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), one of the highest professional distinctions in psychological science. APS Fellow status is conferred on a select more PR