Fourth District Congressman Randy Feenstra says there will be a vote to end the EPA smog rule that keeps E-15 gasoline from being sold nationwide in the summer. The U.S. House deadline for the bill passed Wednesday, and Feenstra says there were reasons the vote didn’t happen. “We had a couple discussions with the speaker. […] View Full Story
Officials say there’s a serious risk of fast-spreading wildfires again today as much of Iowa will see unseasonably high temperatures and gusty winds amidst very dry vegetation. Red Flag Warnings are posted for some two dozen counties, including five counties in northwest Iowa, across much of the southern two tiers of counties, and into eastern […] View Full Story
House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans are wrestling with the governor’s proposal to raise the state tax on tobacco products and start assessing a 15 percent sales tax on vaping products. During a news conference on Thursday afternoon, he suggested it doesn’t fit with their recent moves to cut state income taxes. “Obviously we’ve continued […] View Full Story
House Speaker Pat Grassley says House Republicans are wrestling with the governor’s proposal to raise the state tax on tobacco products and start assessing a 15 percent sales tax on vaping products. During a news conference on Thursday afternoon, he suggested it doesn’t fit with their recent moves to cut state income taxes. “Obviously we’ve continued […] View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, chilly weather continues in the Great Lakes States. Meanwhile, spring-like warmth is edging into the southwestern Corn Belt, including much of Missouri and Nebraska, where Friday’s high temperatures will broadly exceed 60°F. Any overnight rainfall across the lower Midwest has crossed the Ohio River. Elsewhere, snow showers are limited to the […] The post Temps continue in a wide-range across the Heartland; needed moisture in the Southeast appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of New York and much of New England. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in coastal North Carolina and portions of the Far […] The post Unseasonably mild across the Heartland; widespread drought relief ahead for most appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Governor Kim Reynolds says using Iowa State Patrol airplanes on official travel helps her get more done, more quickly. “I travel the state extensively and I have a family and we work weekends, “Reynolds said. “…We try to get out and attend as many things as we can.” Earlier this week the Des Moines Register […] View Full Story
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