DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces a new cybersecurity initiative to ensure the protection of Iowa’s election infrastructure. Iowa is the second state in the nation to create a Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP), inviting private sector security researchers to test Iowa’s system. Secretary Pate is partnering with Bugcrowd, a national leader […]
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Celebrate 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! where Iowans live, learn, work and play DES MOINES, IA (Oct. 1, 2020) – Gov. Kim Reynolds has declared October as Healthiest State Month in a virtual proclamation signing. Iowans will join together all month to celebrate 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! – a nationally recognized and evidence-based prevention framework to […]
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that the State of Iowa will end Fiscal Year 2020 with a balance of $305.5 million in its General Fund. “Fiscal responsibility has put the state of Iowa in a strong position despite some significant challenges ranging from a global pandemic to trade disruption,” said Gov. Reynolds. […]
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The grants will help power Iowa’s economic recovery by incentivizing creation and expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs with emphasis on recruiting individuals affected by the pandemic DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced two new Registered Apprenticeship grant opportunities totaling $10 million funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Registered Apprenticeships provide training in an “earn […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 28, 2020) – 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. “Over the past week, Iowa saw mostly warmer and drier conditions, allowing harvest to continue […]
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DES MOINES – Home Base Iowa (HBI) will partner with the Iowa Academic Council on Education (ACE) to host the 11th Annual Iowa Statewide Veterans Conference on Oct. 13, 2020. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Our Vision Forward: Engaging all of Iowa” […]
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The grants will help power Iowa’s economic recovery by providing those most affected by the pandemic get new job skills training that lead to high demand jobs. DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the Coronavirus Relief Fund Employer Innovation Fund Grant. The program will assist local employers, nonprofits, community […]
Sep 26 2020 | Posted in
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Livestock economist examines the COVID-19 meat market impact AMES, Iowa – Local meat producers saw a spike in demand in 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions among large-scale packers and grocery stores. That demand created additional market opportunity for some producers, but also caused challenges among local meat processors […]
Sep 26 2020 | Posted in
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Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Insurance Commissioner announced today the participation in a consolidated nationwide enforcement action to halt a fraudulent precious metals scheme that has solicited $185 million from at least 1,600 seniors and other investors. The Iowa Insurance Commissioner announced today that he has joined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 29 […]
DES MOINES – The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 19, was 6,601. There were 5,912 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 689 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims […]
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