Government & Politics

Responding to increased consumer demand for custom meats, the Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded 15 grants Friday to small-scale meat processors.

Iowa City property owners are reminded to clear the full width of the sidewalk of any snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowfall to avoid getting fined. Individuals who are out of town should make arrangements to have their snow cleared.

Laura Palmer, of Des Moines, created the design painted on the Muscatine water tower in 2020 after the city of 23,700 won a contest sponsored by the Iowa Finance Authority. This year, she’ll create the art for the Runnells water tower.

“I want to get it right, so we we're looking at the language to make sure it does what the intent was to do (because) really what we’re trying to do is not tax retirement income,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said while at Van Meter in Cedar Rapids.

A proposal increases the number of two-year-olds one care center staff member can watch.

The Army Corps of Engineers announced plans Wednesday to spend over $829 million on modernizing locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River, including an infamous bottleneck north of St. Louis that farmers say is crucial to their ability to sell grain overseas.

Johnson County has been developing its direct assistance program intended to help low-income residents impacted by COVID-19 or previously excluded from pandemic relief payments.

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ campaign reported raising nearly $4.8 million in donations in 2021. Her highest profile Democratic challenger, Deidre DeJear, reported raising nearly $287,000.