James Q. Lynch

The Iowa Republican blasted the creation of a Department of Justice task force to address concerns raised by the National School Board Association. If there are threats, he said, they can be handled by state and local law enforcement offices that “probably have been handling it for decades.”

State Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, sees the need for a larger role in the climate change discussion for the faith community, which already helps mitigate the physical and emotional trauma of disasters related to global warming.

Many potential candidates want see the new legislative maps and political make-up of districts before putting their names on the 2022 ballot.

Both rainfall and temperatures were above average for the week ending Oct. 24, state climatologist reports.

One of five candidates for the Democratic nomination to face Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2022, Franken believes it’s necessary for the nominee and a future senator to see beyond the rhetoric to find ways to capitalize on the available possibilities.

“I think one of the problems is social media can be helpful but it's no substitute for what regular journalists do,” he said, adding that it concerns him that some people use social media to circumvent the news media,“ the Cedar Rapids Democrat said.

B.J. and Jim Hobart didn’t set out to be restaurateurs, but they’re opening their second restaurant – the Old Hospital Pub – in the former infirmary on the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School campus in Vinton.

The plan by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency reconfigures the four congressional districts, splitting Linn and Johnson counties, and creating three districts with a nearly equal number of counties while reducing the number of counties in the west-northwest 4th District from 44 in the first plan to 39.

Grassley also heard support from the chambers of commerce of the 10 or 12 largest Iowa cities and the Iowa Farm Bureau as well as commodity groups representing cattlemen, pork producers, and soybeans and corn growers.

Despite Biden's campaign promises of adding over 10 million green energy jobs, “in Iowa, people who already work in the clean energy sector ... are getting pink slips,” the senator said.

By more than a two-to-one margin, Iowans support efforts to provide housing for the people who work in their communities, Iowa Finance Authority research shows.

Despite the challenges, CEO Bob Carlson said the YMCA is “doing fine operationally.” It’s working on rebuilding its membership, trimming expenses and raising funds to cover scholarships for people, especially youths, who cannot afford memberships. The opening of a new facility in Marion, in partnership with the city, has helped bring an influx of cash.

In June, USDA announced $700 million in aid to biofuel producers as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative with indications it would be available within 60 days.

Despite widespread rain across Iowa, farmers had nearly five days of suitable weather to continue their corn and soybean harvests as well as fall tillage and fertilizer application.

A physician, Glenn Hurst prescribes a range of cures including addressing climate change, jobs, infrastructure and codifying Roe v. Wade, and believes that making health care services available — as they once were — in communities of all sizes will revitalize Iowa.