19,000 of 22,000 applications for FEMA individual assistance were denied after last year’s derecho
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19,000 of 22,000 applications for FEMA individual assistance were denied after last year’s derecho
Former Cedar Rapids teacher is inducted into Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame.
The situation has community leaders on edge over a possible explosion of evictions and looking for solutions.
This is the sixth time Iowa has provided public funds to expand its broadband infrastructure. The dollar amount is high — twice the size of the next largest round — and a new method of assessing need means a larger area will be eligible for improvements.
Between both Cedar Rapids hospitals, only one vaccinated individual, who had underlying health conditions, has been hospitalized for COVID-19. The vast majority of admissions in recent months have been among residents who are not immunized, proving to local health care officials the vaccine is effective in preventing serious illness and death.
Gov. Kim Reynolds’s statements on Fox News were focused on how quickly Iowa’s agricultural production returned to normal after the COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants. But is she glossing over impact on workers?
Hospitalizations rise to 63
Former President Donald Trump reprised his election grievances and baseless claims of fraud as he returned to the rally stage Saturday, holding his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House.
Most agreed the state is heading in the wrong direction
Iowa State Patrol troopers, who stop more than 150,000 motorists a year, provide security at the Iowa State Capitol and staff high-profile events including RAGBRAI, don’t wear body cameras. Why not?
From a long-awaited report on clergy abuse to court rulings on abortion, “banning the box” and water quality, here are some of the top stories from Iowa in the past week.
Six additional people died from the coronavirus
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