DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 04/17/2025 DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment on  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Backs Homegrown Biofuels, Prioritizes Certainty for Producers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, helped introduce the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act to provide Iowa farmers and biofuel producers with certainty and protect taxpayer dollars from supporting fuel produced with foreign crops. The legislation would update the 45Z Clean Fuel Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Works to Improve Mail Service for Iowans WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to improve mail service for Iowans by calling out the so-called "Delivering for America Plan" that has led to cut services and increased rates, disproportionately harming rural communities. In Ernst's letter to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, she calls for a new Postmaster General  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Hassan Strengthen Penalties for Crimes in U.S. Directed by Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act (DETERRENCE) Act to strengthen criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Feenstra Leads Legislation to Protect Second Amendment Rights of Law-Abiding Renters and Tenants HULL, IOWA - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) introduced the Preserving Rights Of Tenants by Ensuring Compliance To (PROTECT) the Second Amendment Act. This legislation would secure the Second Amendment rights of Americans who live in rental properties whose landlords receive financial assistance  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on Iowa House and Senate passing disaster assistance bill Today, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Iowa House and Senate passing SF 619, a bill to exempt disaster assistance payments from state taxes, fill disaster relief funds, provide fraud protections for homeowners in the insurance claims process, and better prepare Iowa f more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 17 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Grain Indemnity Fund Assessment to Cease on September 1, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 17, 2025) - The Grain Indemnity Fund Board voted today to cease the assessment on grain sold to Iowa-licensed grain dealers as well as the participation fees for Iowa licensed grain dealers and warehouse operators as part of the Iowa Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund (Grain Indemni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Takes Aim at Radical Activist Groups' Foreign Ties The People's Forum and Code Pink may be obligated to register as foreign agents due to Chinese Government funding and influence BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assess whether The People's Forum and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Grassley, Johnson Demand DOJ Inspector General Provide All Records on J6 Confidential Human Sources WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are pushing Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz to pro more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 18 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Iowa's Labor Force Participation Holds Steady as 1,700 Iowans Enter the Workforce DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's labor force participation rate held steady at 67.0 percent in March as 1,700 Iowans entered the labor force. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in March, up slightly from 3.3 percent in February. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate increase more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 12, 2025: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 223,000 to 224,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 2,500 from more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * McClain, Davis, and Ernst Introduce Legislation to Halt Animal Research Funding in Adversarial Countries WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.) introduced the Accountability in Foreign Animal Research (AFAR) Act. The bipartisan legislation prevents U.S. tax dollars from being used to conduct or support research on animals in China, Iran, North Kore more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice announcing a public comment period for properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Submitted prior to April 5, 2025, these nominations span a diverse array of properties across 14 states and the District of Columbia, encompassing sites of cultural, architectural, and community significance. The listings include cemeteries, residentia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Reintroduces Legislation to Address Anti-Competitive Practices in Meat Processing Industry WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry industries that threaten the nation's food supply and national security. Roun more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced that the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory identifies the remains of at least 31 individuals and 18 associated funerary objects removed from the Pipe Site Complex in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, during archae more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Broad Agriculture Community Support for Alford Effort to Protect MAHA Commission from Radical Climate Activists A broad coalition of groups representing the agriculture community--from farmers to producers to processors--has expressed support for Congressman Mark Alford's (MO-04) efforts to protect the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission from being hijacked by radical  more PR