Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a bill he’s co-sponsoring would offer new protections to what he calls the “taxpayers’ watchdogs.” Grassley says the measure would add the Offices of Inspectors General, or OIGs, to the list of executive agencies whose employees are “further restricted” from engaging in partisan political activity. The bill passed the Senate […] View Full Story
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a bill he’s co-sponsoring would offer new protections to what he calls the “taxpayers’ watchdogs.” Grassley says the measure would add the Offices of Inspectors General, or OIGs, to the list of executive agencies whose employees are “further restricted” from engaging in partisan political activity. The bill passed the Senate […] View Full Story
Sixteen U.S. Senators have signed a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. Treasury to restrict 45Z tax credits to biofuels that only use domestically sourced feedstocks. In a release Wednesday, Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas said the tax credit, as currently written, incentivizes foreign used cooking oil over homegrown soybean and corn oil and fails to […] The post Coalition of Senators urge Treasury to place restrictions on Biofuels Tax Credit appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he’s concerned about what state law says about how crop land and pastures are to be restored after a hazardous liquid pipeline is built. “Should we look at that law? I think we can,” Naig said during a recent appearance on Iowa Press on Iowa PBS. “Eminent domain use […] View Full Story
Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig says he’s concerned about what state law says about how crop land and pastures are to be restored after a hazardous liquid pipeline is built. “Should we look at that law? I think we can,” Naig said during a recent appearance on Iowa Press on Iowa PBS. “Eminent domain use […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions along and near the Canadian border from northeastern Montana to northern Maine. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in parts of the Pacific Northwest. The post Seasonal heat, cooler air builds to the north; ample rainfall opportunities to continue appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A community in north-central Iowa is celebrating the art of sculpture later today. The 14th annual event in Webster City will be held at the community’s West Twin Park. Janet Adams, with the sponsoring group “Webster City Arts R Alive,” says they’ll be featuring multiple works from sculptors who are from Iowa and two other […] View Full Story
