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VA Purchase Loans in Iowa average $284,078 for Q1

By Hawkeye Reporter | Aug 4, 2025

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $284,078, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Grassley and Whitehouse introduce bill to renew opioid recovery program

By E. H. Little | Aug 4, 2025

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program (COSSUP).

Homeland Security panel advances Grassley-backed whistleblower and lobbying transparency bills

By E. H. Little | Aug 4, 2025

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) has advanced three bipartisan bills sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and HSGAC Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.).

Poll finds majority want accountability after Grassley’s release on Clinton probe

By R. M. Machado | Aug 4, 2025

Sixty-nine percent of voters surveyed in a recent poll support accountability following disclosures by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) regarding the FBI's handling of investigations related to Hillary Clinton and...

Iowa NFIB director calls for limits on local government spending in op-ed

By Hawkeye Reporter | Aug 4, 2025

Iowa State Director Matt Everson and John Hendrickson, policy director for Iowans for Tax Relief, have written an opinion piece in the Des Moines Register calling for property tax reform in Iowa.

House Republicans select Bobby Kaufmann as new majority leader

By Hawkeye Reporter | Aug 4, 2025

Representative Bobby Kaufmann has been elected as the new Majority Leader for the Iowa House Republicans.

Grassley calls on Senate to confirm Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for D.C

By R. M. Machado | Aug 2, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor Saturday in support of Jeanine Pirro’s nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Grassley discusses release of Durham annex detailing alleged efforts against Trump

By R. M. Machado | Aug 2, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Newsmax’s “Saturday Agenda” to discuss his role in declassifying and releasing the previously classified appendix, known as the Durham annex, to John Durham’s...

Grassley promotes legislation supporting employee stock ownership plans for Iowa's family-run businesses

By Y. P. Silverman | Aug 1, 2025

An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a retirement plan that allows business owners to sell shares of their company to employees, offering tax advantages.

Grassley discusses release of Durham annex on Newsmax

By Y. P. Silverman | Aug 1, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on Newsmax’s “The Record with Greta van Susteren” to discuss his role in declassifying and releasing the previously classified appendix, known as the Durham...

Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Iowa increases from Q4 FY2024 to Q1 FY2025

By Hawkeye Reporter | Aug 1, 2025

The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Iowa during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $307,881, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.