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U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack wrapped up a weeklong tour of Iowa renewable energy facilities Friday with a visit to the Chariton Valley Biomass Project in Chillicothe. The biomass project is the result of 10 years of study and development in the burning of switchgrass to generate electricity, and could move to full commercialization as soon [...]

Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack spent his Saturday recognizing Americorps Week, visiting Iowa programs that benefit from the efforts of Americorps volunteers.
One of the stops on Loebsack's schedule was in Centerville, at the headquarters of The Abilities Fund, a non-profit organization that works to assist people with disabilities in starting their own small businesses.

“It’s a mess and we need someone who can take over and lead on the first day,” former Mike Blouin running mate Andy McGuire told two dozen supporters at the grand opening of Iowa City’s Hillary Clinton office.

Andy McGuire, Rep. Vicki Lensing.

Also speaking at the HQ (familiar to local Dems as the 2006 Johnson County [...]

Health care and equipment were the top concerns for vets of all ages who met with Congressman Dave Loebsack Friday at a town meeting for veterans at the Iowa City library.

Veterans are not fully informed of their eligibility for benefits when they return home, and miss out on available help until it is too late, [...]