Former U.S. representative will become special envoy for global youth issues
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Former U.S. representative will become special envoy for global youth issues
Republicans U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa, the country's top corn and ethanol producing state, said the EPA should have gone further to require even more use of advanced biofuels.
Iowa lost many older workers who are not being replaced by younger or new Iowans, the ISU professor says.
$20M in federal pandemic funds will help build 91 homes
Money comes from first round of federal infrastructure law
The wage enhancement program funded by pandemic relief dollars is intended to boost wages without raising the cost for Johnson County families.
A district court judge has dismissed lawsuits that challenged council votes that advanced Cargill’s construction of a rail yard in Cedar Rapids’ Rompot neighborhood. The rail yard is slated to become fully operational in December.
Some Republicans want the mandate eliminated via the annual defense budget bill.
The senators, both Republicans, said the move would provide cheaper fuel to consumers and certainty to farmers and ethanol producers.
All 4 House members said yes to the main deal, but Republicans opposed an additional requirement for paid sick leave for railroad workers.
A House measure passed Wednesday by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden, who urged the Senate to act swiftly.
The program, which helps eligible residents pay for things like rent, utilities and funeral expenses, is on track to spend $1.5 million this year - exceeding its $1 million budget. Johnson County’s social services director attributes the increase to pandemic relief programs ending, and changes that made more people eligible for assistance.
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