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The Bipartisan Policy Center today announced that former Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Joe Crowley (D-NY) will lead a new Great American Rebuild Initiative to identify long-term mechanisms

National Parks Conservation Association, in partnership with tribal leaders and a broad range of desert community leaders, commend Senator Richard Roth (Riverside) for introducing commonsense

As we prepare to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. it is important to note that this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Dr. King was a key figure in pushing forward the fair housing (then referred to as open housing) movement. In fact, Dr. King moved his family into a tenement house in Chicago to highlight the atrocities of housing discrimination and residential segregation.  The Fair Housing Act was passed 7 days after his death and signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson to help make real Dr. King’s dream that everyone have fair access to the promise that is America

“I commend the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 3359. I urge the Senate to pass similar legislation. As the events of this morning illustrate, our nation’s critical infrastructure can often be prime targets for adversaries of all types, including terrorists, nation state and other non-state actors, hackers, and ordinary criminals. As the threat landscape shifts and becomes more complex, our approach to security must evolve.

The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is proud to announce the release of A Resource Guide for Planning, Designing and Implementing Green Infrastructure in Parks. The new guide, which draws on lessons learned from the Great Urban Parks Campaign pilot projects, was created in partnership with the American Planning Association and Low Impact Development Center.

Reston, Virginia, - December 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a favorable ruling in an Iowa recording fee case.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that Iowa will receive a total of $79,318 in grant funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing program (VASH). The funding will provide homeless veterans with rental assistance. Harkin is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the subcommittee that funds HUD

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte today pressed the Department of Homeland Security for additional information about El Medhi Semlali Fathi who, before his recent arrest, the FBI alleges to have been planning a bomb attack on a school and a federal building

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded three Iowa organizations with a combined total of $1,922,584 through the Supportive Services ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that the State Veterans Home in Marshalltown has been awarded $529,584 from The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The funds will be used to build a tran...

Des Moines - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds today proclaimed April 21-27, 2013 as Affordable Housing Week in Iowa. Iowa joins organizations throughout the country in celebrating Affordable Housing Month...

DES MOINES - April 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently announced awards of more than $6.6 million in federal HOME program awards to advance affordable housing initiatives that will provide affordable ho...

Des Moines, IA - March 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently approved a $50,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity of North Central Iowa to assist in financing the construction of two affordable homes in Mason...

DES MOINES - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) Board of Directors today announced affordable housing awards to twelve affordable housing projects totaling more than $70 million in federal Housing Tax Credits to build...

CEDAR RAPIDS - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) today joined Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust in Cedar Rapids and area lenders and Realtors to urge participation in the Home in Paradise Contest, a statewide social m...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- I come to the floor of the Senate today to speak about one of my favorite topics—transparency. It’s no secret that I’ve worked to bring greater transparency and accountability to all par...

DES MOINES - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Branstad/Reynolds Administration today announced the completion of a comprehensive statewide housing study, which includes an analysis of Iowa’s current housing stock and the results of public f...

Sioux City, IA - January 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sabre Industries, Inc. held a ribbon cutting ceremony today for their new Iowa industrial complex in Sioux City’s Southbridge Business Park. A multi-phase expansion project, this new 150 acre si...

DES MOINES - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Projects” will help cities, watershed organizations, landowners and others address local water quality problems. A total of $15 million will be available per ...

Des Moines - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today awarded $900,776 in grants to twenty-seven organizations to assist homeless and domestic violence shelters with costs associated with providing esse...