The Education Department announced Monday that it’s investigating five Republican-led states - Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah - that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.
The leader of the Iowa Board of Parole wants to eliminate crowding at Iowa’s nine prisons over the next two years.
Democrats repeated the party’s demand last week that Gov. Reynolds reverse her earlier decision to reject $95 million in federal funds that could be used for COVID-19 mitigation in schools.
Unlike the spike in cases last winter, more than half the new cases are among younger Iowans.
A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
The number of inmates held in Iowa prisons crept up last fiscal year but the population was down significantly from the record count of a decade ago as COVID-19 has forced changes.
The Columbus Junction facility is planning to change its slaughtering methods from an electric-stunning process to use of carbon dioxide.
Iowa Economic Development Authority gives the Cedar Rapids company almost $180,000 in tax credits and loans.
As Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would send Iowa State Patrol troopers to the border with Mexico, the state’s top public safety leaders raised concerns whether her commitment would leave enough staff for “law enforcement obligations in Iowa” and run up a “significant cost for sending personnel out of state,” according to records obtained by The Gazette.
Although CARES Act funding is one-time, and the service is hoped to be perpetual, connecting therapists with clientele means a continuing funding stream even after federal dollars run out.
The governor’s office says the order is not enforceable and that, after a year with COVID-19, Iowans know how to protect themselves.
President Joe Biden has directed U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to explore whether a civil rights law gives the federal government authority to overturn state bans like Iowa’s on mask mandates in schools.
IndyCar will return next season to Iowa Speedway, a short oval track beloved by fans and drivers that had fallen off the schedule after 14 years.
Engie North America, a contractor that recently took over management of the University of Iowa utility system, has been cited for safety violations after a worker fell into an underground steam tunnel and was injured, newly released records show.
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