DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2024, by Legal Director Rita Bettis Austen and Joe Enriquez Henry, state political director of the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa: * * * Statement from Rita Bettis Austen, ACLU of Iowa Legal Director: "We are obviously disappointed with the court's decision not to outright block Secretary Pate's directive, which we still fear threatens to disenfranchise eligible v  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 9 -- The Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services's Insurance Division issued the following news release: Theodore Richard Liautaud Jr., age 46, of Knoxville Iowa was arrested on May 1, 2024, following a warrant for his arrest. Liautaud was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud Presenting False Information, Tampering with Records, and Theft in the 3rd Degree. Liautaud pled guilty to a lesser offense of Theft in the 4th Degree. He was sentenced on October 3  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 8 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will have their monthly business meeting November 19. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. at the Iowa DNR Building, Lake Darling Conference Room, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moines. The public can also attend via video conference or by phone. To join by video, connect with  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Q: What is a lame-duck session of Congress? A: Each congressional term has two, one-year legislative sessions. A lame-duck session refers to a period of time when Congress meets after an election is held prior to the end of its constitutional term and before freshly elected lawmakers are sworn into office. The 20th amendment to the Constitution effectively narrowed the lame-duck window to the two months   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led 12 of their colleagues on a letter to multiple federal agencies with requests, including that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of State: * Immediately freeze   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Francis Energy, Tulsa, Oklahoma: * * * To: Office of General Counsel U.S. Access Board 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1111 Subject: Docket No. ATBCB-2024-0001, RIN 3014-AA48 Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board NPRM of Accessibility of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, 36 CFR Part 1191 * * * Francis Energy is an award-winning lea  more