DES MOINES, IOWA – The Iowa Insurance Division’s Enforcement Bureau recently filed a statement of charges against Trinity Healthshare Inc. and The Aliera Companies. According to the statement of charges, Respondent Trinity, purportedly operating as a health care sharing ministry, acted as an unauthorized insurer by offering health care insurance products to Iowa consumers which […]
Sep 24 2020 | Posted in
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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 23 2020 | Posted in
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Unemployment rate trends since April DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 6.0 percent in August. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent in August. “Thankfully, Iowa’s unemployment rate has continued to decline since our peak month in April, 2020, when […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 3, 2020) – Today, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig thanked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for traveling to Iowa to see firsthand the damage caused by the hurricane-like derecho last month and the ongoing severe drought. During Secretary Perdue’s visit, he announced 18 Iowa counties hardest hit by the […]
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DES MOINES – Today, United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue approved Gov. Reynolds request for a Secretarial disaster declaration for Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and Tama Counties. In accordance with the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 24 additional counties were […]
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Information from Mahaska County Emergency Management Emergency Loans, Increased Flexibilities, and Other Disaster Assistance Programs Available DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 3, 2020 — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue designated 18 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas, enabling producers who suffered losses because of the recent Derecho, that occurred on August 10, 2020, […]
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DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today that the Iowa Small Business Relief Grant Program will be reopened to provide relief grants to bars, taverns and other establishments impacted by the Aug. 27, 2020 COVID-19 disaster proclamation that closed bars in six counties — Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk and Story County. Eligible […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 31, 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. “Iowa saw hot and dry conditions last week, though portions of the state did receive […]
Sep 1 2020 | Posted in
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Eight additional counties now seeking public assistance DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds received notification today that 10 additional counties that were impacted by the Aug. 10 derecho have been approved for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Individual Assistance Program. Individuals and business owners in Benton, Boone, Cedar, Jasper, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and […]
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DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation, effective at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020, orders all bars, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, night clubs to close in six counties: Black Hawk, Dallas, Johnson, Linn, Polk, and Story county. They may continue to sell […]
