Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses -- including many in Iowa -- remain in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites favoring fossil fuels over renewables.
By Ames Alexander/Floodlight, Mario Alejandro Ariza/Floodlight, Joe Engleman/Barn Raiser Agriculture Apr. 7, 2025 5:30 am203d ago
Thousands of farmers and small rural businesses -- including many in Iowa -- remain in limbo as USDA demands grant rewrites favoring fossil fuels over renewables.
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Claiming you were doing as you were told won’t be an acceptable answer. You’ll want to follow these steps instead.
By Marianna Sotomayor, Theodoric Meyer - The Washington Post
National Politics Apr. 4, 2025 10:59 am206d ago
Hours after global stock markets tumbled, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) introduced a bill Thursday requiring Congress to approve any tariffs within 60 days of their proposal by the president.
By STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Business News Apr. 4, 2025 10:05 am206d ago
Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, which is usually the economic highlight of each month, was enough to stop the slide.
By STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Business News Apr. 4, 2025 11:00 am206d ago
Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID’s outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage President Donald Trump’s newest set of tariffs could do to economies across continents, including his own.
Restaurants Apr. 3, 2025 6:00 am207d ago
Crumbl is taking another bite out of the Corridor.
Elijah Decious Restaurants May. 20, 2025 12:05 pm160d ago
While Cliff’s Dive Bar & Grill in downtown Cedar Rapids opened in 2021 with a hammed-up dive bar theme, The Bar will serve as an actual
Erin Murphy Federal Government Apr. 3, 2025 8:02 am207d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed energy legislation includes a right of first refusal to incumbent energy companies to build new transmission projects
Business News Apr. 2, 2025 2:26 pm208d ago
The Whirlpool Corporation announced Tuesday it plans to lay off 650 employees from its Amana facility, effective June 1. That’s about one-third of the plant’s workforce.
Government & Politics Apr. 4, 2025 11:00 am206d ago
In her first visit to Iowa, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday said the administration may provide emergency aid to farmers — as it did during Trump’s first term — to offset losses from retaliatory tariffs on agriculture exports imposed by America’s trading partners.
Agriculture Apr. 1, 2025 7:44 am209d ago
A misunderstanding purportedly led a farmland owner to sue the U.S. Department of Agriculture to overturn protections for millions of acres of ag wetlands. A judge is considering requests to dismiss the case before it goes to trial.
Local Government Apr. 1, 2025 7:54 am209d ago
To mark the start of Earth Month, Cedar Rapids Transit will not charge a fare Tuesday to ride a city bus.
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