DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Statement on Oral Arguments in Black Hawk County Lawsuit Roberts et al. v. Thompson et al. is a class action lawsuit filed by Public Justice, the ACLU of Iowa, Fredrikson & Byron, PA, and Frerichs Law Office on behalf of Leticia (pronounced Luh-TEE-see-uh) Roberts and other individuals who were charged "pay-to-stay" fees by the Black Hawk Co. Jail, made to sign antiquated agreement more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral "Veterans' Bill of Rights Act" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) introduced the Veterans' Bill of Rights Act, which would ensure veterans are informed of the rights they have under current law across all U.S. Department of Veterans Af more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Protection Commission meeting agenda, published 01/15/2026 * DES MOINES - The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting January 20. The meeting is virtual only. The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. The public can also attend via video conference or by phone. To join by video, con more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Raises a Glass to Celebrate Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Becoming Law * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) raised a glass of whole milk to celebrate the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act becoming law. The bill, cosponsored by Ernst, advanced out of the Senate late last year and will allow whole and 2% milk to be served at school meals, overturning an unnecessary Obama-era restricti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Stands Up for Iowa Family Farms * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) delivered opening remarks on her work to make life more affordable for Iowa's rural businesses, including America's original small business - the family farm. Ernst urged Congress to pass a pair of her bills that will unleash domestic manufacturing and moder more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds introduces bill to modernize Iowa veterans' benefits system * Today, Governor Kim Reynolds introduced legislation to the Iowa House and Senate to improve the existing statewide system for delivering benefits to veterans. Iowa is home to nearly 178,000 veterans, yet only one-third of the state's veterans receive the benefits they earned protecting the freedoms of their fellow Ameri more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues proclamation for ease of access to fuel for heating during month of January * Today, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a proclamation to ease restrictions for transportation of and access to heating and motor fuels. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through 11:59 p.m. on January 29, 2026. The proclamation suspends the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code pert more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Echoes Iowa Attorney General Bird's Call for Answers on Small Refinery Exemptions * Click HERE for video WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin echoing concerns raised by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird regarding Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In the letter more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Moody Support Life, Sponsor Pregnant Students' Rights Act * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in introducing the Pregnant Students' Rights Act. The bill requires universities to inform students who are pregnant of their rights and protections, such as modified class schedules, excused absences and other resources, supporting young women's abili more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release: * * * Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Legislative Hearing on Key Republican Bills to Expand Access to Mental Health Care for Veterans, Modernize Care Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as p more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ernst Tapped to Lead Legislative Package to Ensure Minnesota Fraud Never Happens Again * WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, Fox News detailed how U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate DOGE Caucus, has been tapped to lead a package of bills targeted at tackling fraud to ensure what has been exposed in Minnesota is never allowed to happen again. Download more photos here. With 1 more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Attorney General's Office Concludes Officers Acted with Legal Justification in Black Hawk County Shooting * DES MOINES-In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General's Office has concluded that the November 16, 2025, fatal shooting of Benjamin Harold Sink by Grundy County Sheriff Deputies and an Iowa State Trooper was legally justified. The Attorney General's conclusion was bas more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- First Five Years Fund, an organization that advances ways to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for children from low-income families, posted the following statement on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * JOINT STATEMENT: National Organizations on Federal Child Care Program The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is a federal state partnership that makes it possible for hundreds of thousands of families with young children to afford safe, quality child care.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Assistant Attorney General, Six U.S. Attorneys and Six Judicial Nominations, Along with Bipartisan Foreign Lobbying Bill * WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10; * Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western Dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Assistant Attorney General, Six U.S. Attorneys and Six Judicial Nominations, Along with Bipartisan Foreign Lobbying Bill The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General, by a vote of 12-10; * Megan Blair Benton, to be United  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cortez Masto, Grassley, Push to Protect Americans' Personal Information from China, Other Foreign Adversaries * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced the Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure (App ID) Act to help protect Americans online. This legislation would require operators of website more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Nordic Choir to perform in the Midwest and Southeast Jan. 24-Feb. 10 * The Luther College Nordic Choir, one of the premier collegiate choral ensembles in the United States, is hitting the road for a five-state winter tour starting on Jan. 24. For more than 75 years, the Luther College Nordic Choir has been at the forefront of collegiate choral music in the country. Today, the choir continues to celebrate its Norwegia more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Secures Major Wins for Iowa Small Businesses and Scam Victims in FY26 Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, advancing multiple provisions led by Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03). This package delivers tangible wins for Iowa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Cassidy and Colleagues Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Childcare Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and the entire Senate Republican Conference are demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in Minnesota. "T more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Fargo makes Becker's 100 Great Hospital list * FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Medical Center Fargo has been named to the Becker's Hospital Review Great Hospitals in America list for 2025. Sanford Fargo is the only hospital in North Dakota to be named to the list. These hospitals stand out for their exceptional clinic performance, unwavering focus on patient safety and dedica more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 15 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Supports WOTUS Updates, Urges Additional Relief to Accelerate Conservation Efforts and Improve Water Quality * DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 15, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supporting proposed updates to the definition of "Waters of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Jan. 15, 2026, at an executive business meeting to vote on 13 executive and judicial nominations: * * * Good morning. On today's agenda, we have 13 nominations listed. This includes seven nominees who the Committee already favorably reported in 2025. Because they remained pending on the floor as the first session of the 119th Congress expired, the ot more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor remarks on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Grassley Highlights Harrowing Stories of Abuse Suffered by Unaccompanied Migrant Children Under Biden Admin "Biden Administration UAC Case Studies" Many times, under both Republican and Democrat [administrations], I've come to the Senate floor to raise concerns and warnings about how immigrant children, called unaccompanied [migrant]  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 14, 2026, at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration and the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism to examine President Biden's Afghan parolee program: * * * I want to open by thanking Senators Cornyn and Hawley for their leadership in coordinating this joint subcommittee hearing. Today's hearing follows an Afghan natio more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * USD Medical Center on Becker's 100 great hospitals list * Sanford shares the list of 100 great hospitals with health care systems of high caliber across the country, including Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Mayo Clinic. "This recognition is truly a team effort, said Andy Munce, president and CEO of Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. While we have had several archi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 13, 2026, the nominations of 66 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Oren E. Whyche-Shaw. Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expired. Matthew Anderson, of Colorad more PR