CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * "The First Amendment and Lincoln's Constitutional Legacy": Lectures in Law and Humanities focus on the history of Americans' rights * The Clemson University Humanities Hub's annual Lectures in Law and Humanities Series, sponsored by Loebsack & Brownlee, PLLC, is returning with a focus on First Amendment rights. The keynote lecture, "The First Amendment and Lincoln's Constitutional Legacy" will be delivered more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to EPA to remove woke EV standards * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a letter to the EPA alongside 23 states supporting the end of the Biden-era electric vehicle mandates. "These mandates to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road only raised the costs of vehicles for Americans," Attorney General Wilson sa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Celebrates Six of His Health Care Bills Signed Into Law * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet celebrated the passage of six of his health care bills: the Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, REAL Health Providers Act, Multi-Cancer Early Detection Act, Give Kids a Chance Act, PREEMIE Act Reauthorization, and Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act. "T more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Feb. 7 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Bestselling author Melissa Febos to visit UCA as Artist in Residence The University of Central Arkansas will host nationally bestselling author Melissa Febos for a two-day residency Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 17-18, with events that highlight creative writing, personal narrative and literary craft. Febos' residency will feature a public reading and book signing, as well as a student-focused craft more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved an amendment to the gaming compact between the state of Kansas and Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, the Secretary of the Interior has a 45-day window to review tribal-state compacts. If the Secretary takes no action to approve or disapprove the agreement within that timeframe, the compact is considered approved by operation of law, provided it more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Iowa Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Feb. 6, 2026 * * * Iowa had 67,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 68,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in Iowa was 4.0 percent in November and 4.1 percent in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Energy] -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * Drew Maloney Talks Permitting Reform, Lower Energy Bills, & American Energy Innovation with the Washington Examiner * WASHINGTON (February 06, 2026) -Today, the Washington Examiner published a video interview featuring EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney discussing how advancing permitting reform can help to increase reliability and lower costs for customers while strengthening ener more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Reintroduced Bill would Protect and Restore Driftless Region WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preserving and restoring the Driftless Area, which spans parts of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (DALCI) Act provides far more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Elevates Voices of Iowa Ag Community * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is bringing Iowans' concerns about barriers to accessing capital in rural America to the highest levels of the Trump administration. Ernst meets with Iowa witnesses Melissa Spurgin and James Funke before they testify at a U.S. Senate Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Ernst Elevates Voices of Iowa Ag Community U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is bringing Iowans' concerns about barriers to accessing capital in rural America to the highest levels of the Trump administration. After leading a committee hearing featuring two Iowans a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Crack Down on Money Laundering * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act to enhance criminal money laundering statutes. "Criminal enterprises and terrorist organizations depend on ill-begotten cash to carry ou more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Crack Down on Money Laundering Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act to enhance criminal money laundering statutes. "Criminal enterprises and terrorist organizations depend on il more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: EPA Sets Record Straight -- Americans Have the Right to Repair Their Farm or Other Nonroad Diesel Equipment * WASHINGTON -On Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin set the record straight with guidance reaffirming American farmers and equipment owners' right to repair the farm and other nonroad diesel equipment they own. EPA's guidance makes it clear  more PR

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 7 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release: * * * Renewable Fuel Producers are Ready, Willing and Able; Need Policy Certainty and New Tools to Unlock Next Wave of Growth At Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, Shaw vows if Congress won't act, E15 fight will continue state-by-state * Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive Director Monte Shaw told attendees at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit that America's ethanol and biodiesel p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Highlights Historic New Seniors Tax Savings in Pella * PELLA, IA -Today, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) hosted dozens of Iowa seniors and their families in Pella for coffee, pastries, and a discussion on the historic new tax savings she secured in the Working Families Tax Cuts. During the event, Miller-Meeks highlighted the new senior tax deductions she helped  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States "Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation" makes the case for a nationwide paid family and medical leave law to help working families in every state * As the nation marks 33 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the law that allows people to take unpaid time off from work for caregiving or their own health, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Secures $2.5 Million Federal Investment to Expand Child Care and Boost Economic Growth in Atlantic * ATLANTIC, IA - Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced a $2.5 million federal investment to support construction of a new child development center in Atlantic-expanding access to high-quality critical child care, creating jobs, and strengthening long-term economic growth across Cass County and more PR

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Permanent Resident of the United States Sentenced to Prison After Defrauding the Government through the Diversity Visa Lottery System A man who came to the United States in 2013 and claimed asylum was sentenced Friday for his involvement in a conspiracy to defraud the government. Joseph Longanga Okoko, age 69, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, received more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Pioneers and pathbreakers: Black History milestones at Michigan Medicine From the earliest days of the Medical School to the modern day, some of the people and achievements to note * For nearly 100 years after the Civil War, Black Americans who aspired to become doctors had few choices - but the University of Michigan Medical School was one of more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Feb. 7 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Poet Donika Kelly to visit UCA as Artist in Residence The University of Central Arkansas will host poet and author Donika Kelly as an Artist in Residence Tuesday, Feb. 17, with events that highlight poetry, literary craft and contemporary creative writing. Kelly's residency will feature a student-focused master class as well as a public reading and book signing. Events will be held on the UCA camp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: New Law Helps Kids with Complex Medical Needs * Q: What prompted your decades-long advocacy for kids with complex medical needs? A: Parents work their tails off to provide for their kids, from putting food on the table to putting money away for their education. Most days, moms and dads are burning the candle at both ends to make it through the homework grind and shuttle their kids to dayca more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following floor statement on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Grassley Defends Whistleblowers from Left-Leaning Media Smears "The New York Times Shows Its Anti-Whistleblower Bias" * Mr. President, Today, I come to the floor to again speak about the New York Times' anti-whistleblower reporting. In a January 18, 2026, article, Glenn Thrush, Alan Feuer and Adam Goldman gave another big wet kiss  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 5, 2026, at an executive business meeting to consider U.S. attorneys and anti-crime legislation: * * * On today's agenda, we have three nominations and seven bills listed. Four of those bills are listed for the first time, so we'll hold them over for future consideration. Today, we'll vote on three U.S. Attorney nominees: Thomas Govan for the Midd more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College hosting historian to discuss his research on rural and small-town politics Keith Orejel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History at Wilmington College, will discuss his ongoing research into rural and small-town politics in Stamm Hall in the James Pedas Communication Center at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. Orejel attended the University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate before goi more PR

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa posted the following news release: * * * Violent Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pandemic Fraud Scheme Has 18 Prior Convictions, Including Four Domestic Abuse Assaults * A man who laundered $20,000 in fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") moneys was sentenced January 30, 2026, to 33 months in federal prison. Don Edward Williams, Jr., age 32, from Cedar Rapids,  more PR