“Senator Claire Celsi, our beloved wife, sister, mom, and grandma, has entered hospice care. Our family asks that you please respect our privacy during this difficult time,” Celsi’s family said in a statement issued through the Iowa Senate Democrats’ caucus spokesman.
Also in the notebook, Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in July
The Iowa Workforce Development service relocated to better serve the community in a newer, better equipped location.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.7 percent, up from 3.6 percent in May.
Winnebago’s motorhome division will lay off 121 workers in Waverly and Charles City, the company said Thursday. These layoffs are in addition to an announcement in May that 196 jobs would be cut from four Iowa locations.
Community college leaders and advocates say they are feeling confused and left out of conversations that led to the list of eligible career fields for the Last-Dollar Scholarship program being cut down by one-third.
In other Iowa Capitol news, the state’s new unemployment system went live Tuesday
Under the current system at Iowa Workforce Development, Iowans must use multiple sites and accounts to file unemployment insurance claims and find job postings. The new system will consolidate all employment services on one website.
Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS — the state’s workforce services network — have announced a new partnership that will create a shared Cedar Rapids location near Kirkwood. The IowaWORKS office at Lindale Mall will close.
Also, the state workforce agency announced details on new health care worker grants that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds highlighted in her Condition of the State address
Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa’s unemployment, labor force participation rate ticks up
A Farm Bureau analysis estimates that total job losses might be up to about 11,400, with economic losses of $1.5 billion.
Also, Iowa AG demands company stop suspected scam robocalls
Corteva Agriscience, the most dominant player in the U.S. corn industry, has said it takes labor abuses in its supply chain seriously. But, it’s hired labor contractor T. Bell Detasseling, which has repeatedly run afoul of federal labor laws.
Iowa Workforce Development granted waivers to two Iowa employers to train 16- and 17-year-olds to perform hazardous work, despite federal restrictions and safety concerns, including risk of amputation.
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