WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Leads Senators Demanding Answers from Trump Admin on Cuts to Partnership that Boosts American Manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration on its decision to take away funding that has long helped boost domestic manufacturing and created thousands of jobs. The Manufacturing Extension Partne  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues statement on the passing of Kemin Industries Co-Founder R.W. Nelson Today, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement on the passing of R.W. Nelson, co-founder of Kemin Industries: "Kevin and I were saddened to hear of the passing of R.W. Nelson, who founded and built Kemin Industries into a world-class ingredients manufacturing company right here in Des Moines,"  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Highlights Efforts to Safeguard Critical Resources for Victims of Crime WASHINGTON - Amid National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlighted his ongoing oversight of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Crime Victims Fund. Last Congress, Grassley revealed the Biden administration diverted more than $1 billion away from the Crime Vi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Grassley Highlights Efforts to Safeguard Critical Resources for Victims of Crime WASHINGTON - Amid National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) highlighted his ongoing oversight of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Crime Victims Fund. Last Congress, Grassley revealed the Biden admin  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Colleagues Lead Legislation to Stop Anticompetitive Practices in Meat-Packing Industry, Promote Fair Playing Field for Livestock Producers Download broadcast quality video HERE WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Peter Welch (D-V  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Preserve Interstate Ag Trade, Halt California's Damaging Proposition 12 WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to strike down California's Proposition 12 and its burdensome regulatory overreach. The Food Security and Farm Protection Act woul  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Johnson Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) are following up on their oversight of the FBI's "Arctic Frost" investigation, which formed the basis of Jack Smith's elector case against Pre  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE 'MEAT PACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR ACT' Bipartisan Bill Would Help Local Ranchers, Consumers by Combatting Anticompetitive Acts in Meatpacking Industry, 85 Percent Controlled by Just Four Companies WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have introduced legislation to crack down on America's B  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New York Post Ed Board Highlights Ernst's Squeal Work WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, the New York Post Editorial Board highlighted Senate DOGE Caucus Chair Joni Ernst's (R-Iowa) work that revealed unionized workers at the Defense Health Agency spent 87,000 hours in a two-year timespan doing union work instead of their jobs supporting the military health system. "This info comes in a bombshel  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 10 -- Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on a special investigation of the City of Linden for the period December 7, 2020 through February 28, 2023. The special investigation was requested by City officials as a result of concerns regarding certain financial transactions processed by the former City Clerk, Mandi Hutchins. Sand reported $10,679.60 of uncollected and unde  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, April 10 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Kirkwood and IowaWORKS Announce Partnership to Improve Workforce Services in Cedar Rapids CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS today announced a new partnership that will improve the availability and coordination of workforce programs in the Cedar Rapids area. Effective August 1, 2025, a new location near Kirkwood's campus will house both the community  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Leads 86 Lawmakers in Demanding Restoration of Manufacturing Funding Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Sarah McBride (D-Del.) led more than 80 of their House colleagues in calling on the Trump-Vance Administration to reverse its abrupt and harmful decision to eliminate federal funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in ten states--including Maine. In   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12541) on April 8, 2025, by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * Recommendation for New U.S. Circuit and District Court Judgeships by the Judicial Conference of the United States (119th Congress) Congress determines through legislative action both the size and structure of the federal judiciary, including the number of U.S. circuit and distric  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 9 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig to Present the Keitzer Family with the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award # Des Moines County crop and livestock farmers are leaders in their community and Iowa agriculture DES MOINES, Iowa (April 9, 2025) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig will present the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Dan and Jan Keitzer family of Des Moines County on Friday, Ap  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Johnson, Grassley Release Additional Arctic Frost Records Detailing Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation WASHINGTON - On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, followed up on their oversight of the FBI's "Arctic Frost" investigation, which formed the basis   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Supply Chain, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing Will Help Navy Get Ships Faster The Navy wants to be able to build one Columbia-class and two Virginia-class submarines a year and eventually expand that to 2.33 Virginia-class subs a year. At the same time, the Navy is working on getting more Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers into the fleet. During a hearing yesterday before the Senate Armed Services C  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Iowa Corn Growers Association: * * * To: Mr. William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Docket ID: USDA-2024-0003 Re: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * Dear Mr. Hohenstein, The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Technical G  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 14, 2025, from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association: * * * To: United States Department of Agriculture Docket No. USDA-2024-0003-0262 Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks * * * The members of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) thank the USDA for taking public comments on the interim rule to establish voluntary standard  more