WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Championed by Miller-Meeks, Becomes Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant housing reform legislation in a generation, officially became law this week. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), a vocal champion of the bill, celebrated its enactment as a major victory for Iowa families who have been squeezed by rising housing costs. After passing the House more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- A group of 29 agricultural organizations representing farms, ranches, and agribusinesses across the U.S. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service regarding proposed revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. The coalition urged the agency to enhance flexibility in conservation practice standards to support site-specific planning, producer innovation, and economic viability. The coalition expressed appreciation for NRCS's effort more ST

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * 90-day Finding for Plains Spotted Skunk * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed the 90-day finding on a petition to list the plains spotted skunk under the Endangered Species Act. The petition presented substantial new information, and the Service will initiate a 12-month review of the species to determine if listing is warranted. The plains spotted skunk is currently found in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Min more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * A new chapter for Classics and Religious Studies in CLAS * This coming academic year, the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is bringing together two departments that have long helped students understand the ancient world and its lasting influence. The ne w Department of Classics and Religious Studies combines academic programs whose faculty have collaborated for years through shared teaching, resea more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS professor shares prestigious $1M Rousseeuw Prize for helping transform statistical computing * When Luke Tierney first became involved with a new academic computing project in the mid-1990s, his expectations were modest. "If we had a couple hundred users, that would be nice," the University of Iowa statistics professor recalls. Three decades later, the free, open-source R Project has become one of the most influe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Coalition for Derivatives End-Users has submitted a public comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. The letter addresses concerns regarding the agencies' proposed rules on regulatory capital requirements for large banking organizations and their impacts on derivatives end-users. The Coalition responded to three extensive proposals issued by the federal banking agencies: the Expanded Risk-Based Proposal, the Standardized Approa more ST

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Coming home and paying it forward * By Ben Hill If you walk through Voxman Music Building on a fall day and notice a tall gentleman with glasses practicing piano in one of the private rehearsal rooms, there's a good chance he can give you sound financial advice. Shane Swanson is a successful Chicago-based financial planner, but you'll find him here because his professional journey started in the University of Iowa Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * QUICK CLIP: "Increasingly Out of Touch" Multi-Millionaire Ashley Hinson Pretends to Feel Iowans' Financial Pain MS NOW's Jen Psaki: "Hinson's net worth has increased by up to $7 million while she has been in office [...] And I will just go out on a limb here and say the average American has nowhere near those financial assets" - In case you missed it, MS NOW's Jen Psaki is shining a light on newly unearthed comments from "increasing more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, July 14 -- UnityPoint Health issued the following news release: * * * Federal Grant Brings Advanced Robotic Surgery to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine A federal grant will help bring state-of-the-art robotic surgical technology to UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine through the purchase of a da Vinci Xi surgical robot. Funding for the new robotic system comes from the Iowa Healthy Hometowns Rural Health Transformation Plan. The program is designed to strengthen rural health care, improve patient outcomes, expa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulatory amendments to certain compliance provisions and test procedures related to model year (MY) 2027 and later heavy-duty highway engines. These amendments would include changes to the regulatory useful life periods and the emission-related warranty periods. The EPA also proposes to add clarity to certain regulatory compliance provisions and correct errors in the regulations to support the MYs 2027 and later program for heavy-duty highway engines an more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * From Iowa to the international stage: Outreach program helps young mathematicians reach new heights * When Iowa City West High School senior Catherine Xu earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA at the 2026 European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad, it marked an extraordinary accomplishment for one of the nation's top young mathematicians. For University of Iowa Department of Mathematics associate professor Mohammad Fara more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on July 13, 2026, by senior fellow Liel Leibovitz to First Things: * * * Ban the Books Walk into a bookstore anywhere in the country. Chances are that, somewhere toward the front, you'll see a glossy display table labeled "Banned Books." The same is true for public libraries, which give "banned books" the prominent treatment once reserved for new and noteworthy releases. A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Michael J. Krol, assistant director of homeland security investigations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a June 30, 2026, joint hearing entitled "Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border": * * * Chairmen Guest and Pfluger, Ranking Members Correa and Magaziner more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Iowa College of Law issued the following news: * * * Iowa Law 3L Max Cheng places third in AUWCL National Health Law Writing Competition Cheng drew from his interest in health law and prior experiences to examine how fetal personhood legislation in Iowa could affect assisted reproductive technologies. Written by: Gloria Kosir Rising Iowa Law 3L Max Cheng placed third in the American University Washington College of Law National Health Law Writing Competition this spring. The competiti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing c more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Hankinson Clinic set to open July 15 * HANKINSON, N.D. - The Sanford Health Hankinson Clinic is set to open on Wednesday, July 15. The clinic is located at 112 5th St. SW. Services at the Sanford Hankinson Clinic will immediately include primary care, laboratory, physical therapy and occupational therapy. Future plans call for behavioral health services to be available at the clinic. The Sanford Hankinson Clinic wi more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 13 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Announces Urban Water Quality Projects in Cedar Falls, Des Moines, Riverside and West Burlington * The Department's investment of $644,925 in projects will leverage an additional $653,425 for a total investment of nearly $1.3 million in these four projects. DES MOINES, Iowa (July 13, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced four additional urban water quality projects, continuing the I more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * The CLAS School of Journalism and Mass Communication empowers students to find their voice * By Fatima Salinas Whether it was finding lifelong mentors, gaining confidence, or collaborating with classmates in the newsroom, alumni from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication point to one thing that shaped their Iowa experience: the people around them in CLAS. For Fernando Pizarro, those opportunities came throug more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Infant brains show capacity to listen amid competing noise An EEG study provides the first neural evidence that babies have an innate ability to separate speech from background noise. - A young child attends to stage activity at a crowded venue at the Iowa State Fair. New research offers the first neurophysiological evidence that infants as young as 7 months can use the spatial location of sound to help separat more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 13 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Virtual public meetings to discuss the Palisades-Kepler dam engineering design project * MOUNT VERNON - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host two virtual public meetings on July 16th to discuss the Palisades-Kepler Dam Engineering Design Project. There is a daytime option at 10:00 a.m. and an evening option at 5:30 p.m. The Palisades-Kepler Dam, constructed in 1936, has been the site of numerous drownings and p more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * What a bachelor's in social work can build: Jennifer Skolaski's path from Iowa to leading community-wide change * For eight years, Jennifer Skolaski has spent her workdays in rooms most people never have to enter -reviewing the lives and deaths of people lost to overdose. She works alongside law enforcement officers, public health workers, EMS crews, faith leaders, and recovery specialists to figure out what went wrong an more PR