
By Andy Kopsa / For IowaWatch Iowa’s state epidemiologist thinks Iowa is not at a turning point with the delta virus, so far. In an interview with IowaWatch July 16, Dr. Caitlin Pedati also called for Iowans to continue to get vaccinated, use social distancing, masks and other safety measures related to the coronavirus that […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (July 26, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Warmer temperatures combined with a drier weather pattern moved into Iowa over the last week,” […]
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Des Moines – The Iowa Insurance Division is alerting Iowans to settlements that require Respondents The Aliera Companies, Inc.; Aliera Healthcare, Inc.; Ensurian Agency, LLC; USA Benefits & Administrators, LLC; Advevo LLC; Tactic Edge Solutions, LLC; Trinity Healthshare; and Jessica Buddington to pay $90,000 to the Iowa Insurance Division’s Settlement Fund. This amount will be […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (July 12, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “This past week’s widespread rainfall brought much-needed relief to farmers as the crop enters an […]
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DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds has requested $222 million in pandemic relief from the American Rescue Package of 2021 (ARPA) that will allow 930 city governments to access federal funding starting today. The Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund will provide $19.53 billion nationally to support tens of thousands of non-entitlement units of local government […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa – With the fiscal year wrapping up on June 30, State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s Great Iowa Treasure Hunt celebrates more unclaimed property being returned, even reaching a $300 million returned milestone. “In fiscal year 2021, which ran July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, over $18.5 million was paid out to more […]
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by Mariannette Miller-Meeks This weekend, we celebrate the 245th anniversary of our nation’s independence. As we use this time to celebrate our freedom with family and friends, we must take a moment to remember what Independence Day means to us as a nation. Our country and the flag that represents it are symbols of freedom […]

DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development announced today there will be an increase to the amount of maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job beginning July 4, 2021. A statutorily required annual review of wages covered by unemployment insurance has triggered the increase. The average annual wage for […]
Jun 30 2021 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (June 28, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “An active weather pattern shifted into the Midwest last week bringing several days of widespread […]
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The nominating commission met Friday, June 25, 2021, to interview the applicants for the vacancy. Following the interviews, the commission deliberated and selected a slate of three nominees from the group of applicants and delivered the slate to the Governor. The nominees selected are: Judge Gina Badding, Carroll Judge Joel Barrows, Bettendorf Judge Mary Chicchelly, […]
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