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Vice president urges push to elect Democrats

The bills would allow new parents who work for the same employer each to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave — instead of a total of 12 weeks.

“We have a constitutional responsibility of oversight,” the Iowa Republican said. “And the inquiry stage is just to put more resources behind all these questions that haven't been properly answered yet.”

The website, which was started by a coalition of liberal advocacy groups, seeks to identify the projects that have received funding through the Biden-backed American Rescue Plan and bipartisan infrastructure law.

The Education Department announced in 2022 it would address failures in its student loan programs after details emerged about mishandling of income-driven repayment plans and just how few people’s debts were canceled after 20 or 25 years.

The Kansas native who has been the group’s executive director since 2012 has developed a research-based communications strategy that he hopes will help progressives better connect with their fellow Iowans

The federal government denied Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' request for assistance after a six-story apartment building partially collapsed roughly one month ago, leaving three dead, many injured and dozens displaced.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

“While American farmers and ranchers have been responding to the demand to produce more, their communities have struggled to see their share of the benefits,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.

The money is coming from the federal bipartisan infrastructure law, which Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed in 2021. It is part of the national $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.

Any proposed plea deal would have to be approved by a federal judge, and it was not immediately clear what day Hunter Biden, 53, might appear in court to enter his plea.

Chuck Grassley says measure will ‘make sure Iowa pork can be sold everywhere in the nation’