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Iowa man sentenced to over 17 years for receiving child sexual abuse material

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 24, 2025

A man from Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for receiving child sexual abuse material.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa declines from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 23, 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.

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Bipartisan Senate bill seeks increased pharmaceutical competition amid rising prescription drug prices

By Y. P. Silverman | Jul 23, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has joined a bipartisan group of senators to reintroduce the Short on Competition Act, a bill aimed at increasing competition in the pharmaceutical sector and reducing prescription drug prices for consumers.

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Keokuk father and son sentenced for meth distribution conspiracy

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 23, 2025

Two men from Keokuk have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

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Grassley, Fetterman introduce bill targeting money laundering in U.S. art market

By Y. P. Silverman | Jul 23, 2025

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) have introduced the Art Market Integrity Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at increasing oversight of the U.S. art market.

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Iowa's Battle with 2025 Measles Outbreak: Numbers climb as of week ending July 19

By D. E. Ruiz | Jul 23, 2025

Latest CDC data shows measles cases in Iowa for 2025 are now estimated within the range of 1-9, marking no change compared to the previous figures updated as of week ending July 12.

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Grassley backs bipartisan effort to expand contractor whistleblower protections

By E. H. Little | Jul 22, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who serves as Co-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, has announced his support for bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding whistleblower protections for federal contractors and grantees.

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Grassley discusses DOJ report release on Clinton email investigation

By R. M. Machado | Jul 22, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, appeared on "Just the News, No Noise" with John Solomon and Amanda Head to discuss his decision to release a Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) report.

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Muscatine men receive lengthy federal sentences for drug-related crimes

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 22, 2025

Two Muscatine men have been sentenced to federal prison for drug and gun crimes related to an officer-involved shooting in Muscatine, Iowa, on May 29, 2024.

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Bipartisan support builds for Grassley’s Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

By E. H. Little | Jul 21, 2025

Support is increasing for the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), a bipartisan bill introduced by Sen.

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Grassley cites new DOJ OIG appendix showing gaps in FBI's Clinton email probe

By E. H. Little | Jul 21, 2025

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has highlighted findings from a newly declassified appendix to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) June 2018 report, which reviewed the FBI’s handling of the...

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Grassley supports CMS plan targeting duplicate Medicaid enrollments

By Y. P. Silverman | Jul 21, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced new efforts to address duplicative enrollment in government health programs, a move expected to save taxpayers about $14 billion annually.

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Grassley releases Capitol Hill Report covering tax credits, biofuels, crime act

By E. H. Little | Jul 21, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley has released his weekly Capitol Hill Report, addressing several topics currently under discussion in Congress.

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Grassley staff to hold office hours in 31 Iowa counties

By E. H. Little | Jul 21, 2025

Senator Chuck Grassley’s staff will conduct traveling office hours in 31 Iowa counties from July 28 to August 4.

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Man sentenced for possessing machinegun conversion devices; linked to Iowa shootings

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2025

A 19-year-old man from Marion, Iowa, Gentile Kahungu, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possessing multiple machinegun conversion devices.

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Sioux City woman sentenced to over five years for meth distribution

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 21, 2025

A Sioux City woman has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

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Iowa receives $101 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2025

The VA issued 328 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Iowa during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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League of American Workers Founder: ‘Sen. Ernst and Grassley should vote to confirm all of Trump’s nominees’

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2025

Steve Cortes, Founder and President of the League of American Workers, encouraged U.S. Senator Joni Ernst and Senator Chuck Grassley to vote to confirm all of President Trump’s nominees.

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Nfib's Josh McLeod discusses beneficial ownership mandate on Iowa Business Report

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 20, 2025

Josh McLeod, director of Federal Government Relations for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), was featured on the “Iowa Business Report” in a discussion with Jeff Stein.

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Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission plans July meeting in Maquoketa

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 19, 2025

The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) is scheduled to convene on Monday, July 21, at the Hurstville Interpretative Center in Maquoketa.