President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.
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Facing rising construction costs amid a turbulent international materials market, NewBo City Market leaders are looking to “rightsize” the nonprofit business incubator’s upcoming expansion.
Curious Iowa investigates how medical waste is treated, transported and disposed of in Iowa.
Democrats hoping to represent Iowa in Washington, D.C., highlighted the need for a new Farm Bill, an end to foreign trade tariffs and more support for small and medium sized farms Friday during a candidate forum at the Iowa Farmers Union’s annual conference.
Also in this week’s roundup of local government news, a Cedar Rapids trails project has received $200K in state grant funding.
Parts of Eastern Iowa saw 6 to 8 inches of snow fall Saturday night into Sunday
“The governor is here, legislators are here, regents are here, but the president and the provost — always the provost — haven’t graced us with their presence tonight,” Christopher Rufo said. “Why is that? What's more important than the beginning of an academic research institution that was commissioned by the Legislature that has the highest aspiration of the university at its core — to unlock the freedom of thinking and to reorient the university toward the highest good?”
As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing. This fall, the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of calls it had in the same months last year.
Installed in October, Linn County Public Health’s third air monitoring station is the latest addition to the county’s growing network of tools to assess local air quality.
Service providers say delays in food assistance only highlighted larger issues of food access in Iowa and across the country.
Jane Drapeaux has worked at HACAP since 1999 and has been CEO since 2007. She’ll retired Dec. 31.
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