Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel industry reacted in disbelief and anger today after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft policy on future biofuels production targets. The president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association was first to react, saying he was outraged the EPA failed to … [Read more...]
King says Ernst is the vulnerable 2020 candidate, not him
Republican Congressman Steve King is suggesting his run for a 10th tern in the U.S. House is in better shape than Republican Senator Joni Ernst's bid for a second term in the U.S. Senate. "I'm not the one that's vulnerable here any longer," King said. "Joni Ernst is the one we need to stand … [Read more...]
Iowa leaders react as EPA releases ethanol use plan
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler released the details today of the Trump Administration's agreement on how much ethanol will be blended with gasoline. Wheeler said the agreement for what's know as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will address concerns about blending … [Read more...]
Ernst quizzed during town hall about President Trump’s conduct
Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday said it's too early to say whether it was improper for President Trump to ask Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. "We can't determine that yet," Ernst said during a town hall meeting in Templeton. "We have … [Read more...]
Congresswoman Axne talks about support of House Speaker’s impeachment inquiry
The three Democrats in the Iowa congressional delegation support the move to begin an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Congresswoman Cindy Axne, a Democrat from West Des Moines, says her support of the inquiry is based on the oath she took when entering Congress earlier this … [Read more...]
Axne, Loebsack, Finkenauer back impeachment inquiry
The three Democrats from Iowa serving in the U.S. House have issued written statements indicating they support the move to begin an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City said the American people deserve the truth and there is no other way … [Read more...]
Reynolds says Grassley was ‘bad cop’ during Oval Office meeting on ethanol
Republican Governor Kim Reynolds held her annual fundraiser Saturday night, using the event to denounce the Democrats running for president and make a pitch for Donald Trump's reelection. But Reynolds also recounted tense moments in the White House earlier this month as she and other Iowa … [Read more...]
Trump campaign touts fossil fuels as Trump set to meet oil-state senators
As Iowa's ethanol industry awaits word on a Trump Administration plan to boost the federal ethanol mandate, President Trump's reelection campaign has sent an email warning "Democrats' disdain for fossil fuels will destroy America's economy." The Trump campaign email denounces the so-called "Green … [Read more...]
Ernst hears complaints about Corps at Riverton town hall
Iowa Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to keep its commitment to repair a key levee near Hamburg. The Corps ordered that the levee be lowered eight feet following flooding in 2011 and residents say that's one reason this year's Missouri River … [Read more...]
Retired admiral enters race for U.S. Senate seat Ernst holds
A Navy admiral who retired nearly two years ago has announced he's running for the U.S. Senate seat held by retired Iowa National Guard soldier Joni Ernst. "She serves special interests. She doesn't serve Iowans," Michael Franken said this morning during an interview with Radio Iowa. "Speak of … [Read more...]