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.
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.
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.
Crumbl is taking another bite out of the Corridor.
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
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed energy legislation includes a right of first refusal to incumbent energy companies to build new transmission projects
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.
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.
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.
To mark the start of Earth Month, Cedar Rapids Transit will not charge a fare Tuesday to ride a city bus.
A federal judge has dismissed the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers seeking to shutter the Dakota Access Pipeline, which cuts across Iowa.
NewBoCo has provided high-quality computer science professional development to Iowa educators from kindergarten through 12th grade, helping them integrate computer science lessons into their classrooms with confidence. This year’s courses will occur July 14-18, 2025 at Iowa State.
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