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A bipartisan bill, aimed at expanding access to mental health care for veterans living in rural areas, is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
It's named in memory of Iowa Sergeant Brandon Ketchum, who died by suicide after investigators said he was denied access to mental health services through the Iowa City VA Medical Center.
During a press call last Friday, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, said she learned about navigating the legal immigration system during a visit to Gentle Dental in Cedar Rapids last week.
She said Dr. Vijay Vaddati, DDS, discussed the challenges faced by those who come legally to the United States.
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is pushing the Biden Administration to reopen federal offices to the public.
Many of those local offices - like social security administration and USDA offices - remain closed to the public as part of COVID-19 restrictions that started last year.
The Supreme Court on Friday said an expanded number of small refineries can seek an exemption from certain renewable fuel requirements.
The high court ruled 6-3 that a small refinery that had previously received a hardship exemption from complying with Clean Air Act requirements may obtain an “extension” of that exemption. That's even if the refinery let a previous exemption lapse.
The City of Dubuque is receiving $5 million to make rail and fertilizer storage improvements in the Port of Dubuque.
Agriculture is the most essential industry to the global population. It covers everything we need to eat. That is why industry reps want to be at the table when ideas are being shared about how to improve the environment.
House Democrats rejected consideration of an accountability measure for Vice President Kamala Harris and her border duties, introduced by GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA).
rom Memorial Day to Flag Day, three hundred flags stand firm just east of AMVETS Post 49 in Cedar Falls. Each flag was purchased by a family that wanted to honor a fallen veteran.
MANCHESTER, Iowa — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, called for tougher border security and a less costly infrastructure package before a crowd of more than 50 constituents, some of whom argued strongly with her, during a town hall Tuesday in Manchester.
