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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for 2026-03-26 ( 22 items )  
ABI Applauds Renewed Congressional Efforts to Expand Access to More Distressed Small Businesses to Reorganize Under Subchapter V (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 26 (TNSrpt) -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * ABI Applauds Renewed Congressional Efforts to Expand Access to More Distressed Small Businesses to Reorganize Under Subchapter V The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and ABI's Subchapter V Task Force announced its support for bipartisan legislation that would restore and permanently increase the debt eligibility cap for subchapter V small business reorganizations to $7.5 mi more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson stands against woke DEI practices (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 25 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands against woke DEI practices * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined West Virginia and 16 other states supporting a challenge to the New Jersey State Bar Association's DEI quotas for its leadership board. The States argue that the N.J. State Bar Association is using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate based on rac more PR

Budd, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Advocate for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging President Trump to Advocate for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * Reps. Riley Moore and Thomas Suozzi lead letter in the House Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) Tim Kaine (D-Va.), alongside U.S. Representatives Riley Moore (R-W.Va.-02) and Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.-03), led twenty-nine of their colleagues in sending a b more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: IRS Data Show That Minnesota Lost $1.5 Billion in Income to Other Parts of the U.S. in 2022-2023 (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * IRS data show that Minnesota lost $1.5 billion in income to other parts of the U.S. in 2022-2023 Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) belatedly released its migration data for 2022-2023. The data showed a net loss of 7,561 individuals from Minne more PR

CRC News: Recent Capital Research Center & InfluenceWatch Media Citations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on March 25, 2026: * * * CRC News: Recent Capital Research Center & InfluenceWatch media citations Reporters looking to "follow the money" in public policy & politics keep turning to CRC and InfluenceWatch. * The Daily Caller--Chinese Communist Party Using Nonprofit Networks To Attack American Energy, Report Suggests [Energy Foundation China] has a registered headquarters in San Francisco and one in Beijing regis more PR

Fischer Applauds E15 Waiver, Calls for Permanent Solution (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer Applauds E15 Waiver, Calls for Permanent Solution * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer season: "I thank EPA Administrator Zeldin and the Trump administration for issuing another emergency waiver for E15 to be sold  more PR

Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary Nominations Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Grassley Opens Senate Judiciary Nominations Hearing Prepared Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Good morning, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Our panel features four judicial nominees: Sheria Clarke to the District of Sout more PR

Grassley Raises Awareness of Sports Knockoffs at Congressional Trademark Caucus Event (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Raises Awareness of Sports Knockoffs at Congressional Trademark Caucus Event * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Trademark Caucus, delivered remarks this week at a congressional briefing organized by the International Trademark Association, the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition and the U.S. Chamber o more PR

Grassley Releases New Arctic Frost Records, Raising Additional Questions About Jack Smith's Conduct and Candor (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Grassley Releases New Arctic Frost Records, Raising Additional Questions about Jack Smith's Conduct and Candor Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Arctic Frost, Jack Smith's failed election case against President Trump that began at the Biden Federa more PR

Grassley Supports Colin McDonald to Be Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Grassley Supports Colin McDonald to be Fraud-Fighting Assistant Attorney General McDonald was confirmed by a vote of 52-47. * Ahead of the Senate's vote to confirm Colin McDonald as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassle more PR

Grassley, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Study Economic Impact of Concentration in Livestock Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Study Economic Impact of Concentration in Livestock Industry * Click HERE for audio WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Livestock Consolidation Research Act, bipartisan legislation to support research into the economic impact of livestock market consolidation on fa more PR

Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes Petitions Seeking Compensation for Vaccine-Related Injuries Filed in February 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced the receipt of 95 petitions under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the period of Feb. 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2026. The program allows for compensation if a petitioner can prove that a vaccine caused a condition not explicitly listed or if symptoms appeared outside the specified windows. To ensure a fair process, the Secretary is required  more PR

IRFA Thanks Trump and EPA for Emergency Summer E15 Waiver (10)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, March 26 -- The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * IRFA Thanks Trump and EPA for Emergency Summer E15 Waiver Waiver protects current retailers, but only permanent solution by Congress will grow E15 demand * WEST DES MOINES, IOWA - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today the agency will approve a bipartisan request from Midwest governors to grant an emergency waiver ensuring more PR

Miller Meeks: Washington Gridlock Is Grounding America (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Meeks: Washington Gridlock Is Grounding America * WASHINGTON, DC \- It is day 41 of the Democrat DHS Shutdown, and in an op-ed published in the Iowa Field Report, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is calling out the Democrats for putting partisan politics over the American people. "Delays are piling up. Flights are being canceled. Travel plans are being disrupted for more PR

Miller-Meeks to Army Secretary Driscoll: The United States Needs Strong Support for the Continued Investment in Rock Island Arsenal (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks to Army Secretary Driscoll: The United States Needs Strong Support for the Continued Investment in Rock Island Arsenal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) sent a letter to Army Secretary Driscoll emphasizing the urgent need to support and strengthen Rock Island Arsenal, a cornerstone of the nation's defense infrastructure and a vital economic eng more PR

Recycling plants' plastic-cleaning process may pose water contamination risks (10)
AMES, Iowa, March 25 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Recycling plants' plastic-cleaning process may pose water contamination risks * AMES, Iowa - Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're processed into new products, according to a new study by an Iowa State University research group. Researchers from Iowa State's Polymer and Food Protection Consortium tested common industrial pl more PR

Report Linking Nitrates to High Iowa Cancer Rates Carries Lessons for Agricultural Communities Across the United States (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 25 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Report Linking Nitrates to High Iowa Cancer Rates Carries Lessons for Agricultural Communities Across the United States * According to the IEC-Harkin report, in some areas of Iowa, agricultural sources are responsible for 80% of water nitrate contamination. The findings have sweeping implications for communities across the country where excess fert more PR

Senators Blunt Rochester and Grassley Introduce Resolution Marking Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester and Grassley Introduce Resolution Marking Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize March as Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Awareness Month. Deep vein thrombosis is a condition where blood clots form more PR

University of Iowa Tippie College of Business: In Space, No One Can Hear You Switch Tasks (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 26 -- The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business issued the following news: * * * In space, no one can hear you switch tasks It's not unusual for workers to make mistakes when switching from one task to another because they're still thinking about the first task and not fully focused on the second. For most people--accountants, secretaries, public relations writers--we fix the mistake and move on. But it's a different story if an Artemis astronaut makes a mist more PR

Women's Basketball Places Second in NCAA Tournament Academic Bracket (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Women's Basketball Places Second in NCAA Tournament Academic Bracket * Samford University placed second in Inside Higher Ed's academic bracket for the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Using the official tournament bracket, teams were compared based on their most recent academic progress rate (APR), which measures athlete retention and academic eligibility. With graduation success rate (GSR) as the more PR

Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group Director Godfrey Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Christopher J. Godfrey, director of research at Workers' Injury Law and Advocacy Group, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimo more PR

Working Families Tax Cuts Invest in Farmers and Ranchers (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Invest in Farmers and Ranchers * Washington, D.C.- Agriculture's fundamental role in our communities is clear. Every day, farmers and ranchers in Idaho and across the country work hard to ensure Americans and populations around the world are well fed, which is why today is observed as National Agriculture Day. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts law led by U.S. Senate Fina more PR