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WEBSep 5, 2024 · COVID-19 rates are rising again in Iowa, according to new state and federal data, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved emergency use of new COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to combat rising spread of coronavirus variants. Positive COVID-19 tests grew to 21.9% in the week of Aug. 18 through 24, according to new […]
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WEBBY: Robin Opsahl - September 5, 2024. Iowa U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are asking the U.S. ambassador to Mexico for regular updates on the Iowa woman who went missing in the country in August. In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar, also sent to Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the two Iowa ...
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WEBSep 2, 2024 · BY: Ed Tibbetts - September 7, 2024. A week ago, in response to questions from a state legislator about the controversial payment of $1.9 million to three former city employees who had alleged harassment by elected officials, the City of Davenport denied it was fighting any transparency attempts. Yet, it continues to resist a subpoena, issued ...
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WEBJun 21, 2022 · Iowa Democrats will make their pitch Thursday to the national party to stay first in the nation for the presidential nominating process. It’s the first time since 2006 that the Democratic National Committee is looking at a change to the early state lineup, which allowed Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carola to hold their presidential nominating contests before the first Tuesday in March.
Iowa Lottery announces record annual sales
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The Iowa Lottery says that it saw record sales of $489.9 million in the just-completed 2024 fiscal year. The Iowa Lottery released annual its unaudited sales results Tuesday, finding that sales had increased by 1.7% from the previous year, beating the previous sales record. Proceeds from the lottery to the state totaled nearly $107 million ...
COVID-19 spread is ‘very low’ in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
WEBApr 12, 2024 · The CDC reported 41 of those admissions in a recent week, down from a peak of 411 in December, which was the highest rate in more than a year. A Friday report by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services classified the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa as “very low.”. That report also listed no …
Iowa COVID infections continue to steadily increase
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Iowa’s COVID-19 infection rate increased about 17% in the past week, and infected people receiving inpatient hospital treatment jumped 35%, according to state and federal health data. The state reported a similar increase in the infection rate last week after weeks of roughly steady numbers of infections. The Iowa Department of Health and ...
Corporate tax cuts triggered as Iowa announces nearly $2 billion ...
WEBSep 27, 2022 · The growth of Iowa’s budget surplus to nearly $2 billion in fiscal year 2022 will trigger corporate tax cuts passed during this year’s legislative session, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday. Iowa is closing the books on fiscal year 2022 with $1.91 billion in the state’s general fund, $1.06 billion in the Taxpayer Relief Fund and $830 ...