DES MOINES – The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 25, and Saturday, May 1, was 3,375, a decrease of 580 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 3,027 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 348 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live […]
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that extends critical regulatory relief for an additional 30 days to those on the frontlines of COVID-19 recovery. The proclamation continues to strongly encourage Iowans, businesses, and organizations to take reasonable public health measures consistent with guidance from the Iowa Department of […]
Public and private partners announce new conservation project during today’s Clean Water in Iowa Starts Here tour stop DES MOINES, Iowa (April 28, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and several public and private conservation partners announced a new water quality blitz project today. The project will add 40 saturated buffers and 11 […]
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent from the revised February rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.0 percent in March. “The good news is that Iowa added 15,100 jobs in March, which indicates we continue […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 12, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “With spring weather now upon us, farmers across Iowa are looking to get planters into […]
An Iowa State Patrol Press Release April 10, 2021 GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa – On Friday, April 9, 2021, Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith #462, a 27-year-veteran of the Patrol, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a barricaded subject in Grundy County. On Friday, April 9th, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Grundy Center Police […]
April 8, 2021 Redistricting must occur every ten years. 2021 is one of those years. The Iowa Constitution gives the primary responsibility for reapportionment of legislative districts to the general assembly. The general assembly has adopted a nonpartisan redistricting law to perform this task. See Iowa Code ch. 42. Under the Iowa Constitution, the supreme […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 5, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “With recent warm and dry conditions across the state, many farmers are eager to begin […]
Vegetable production specialist offers advice for early sweet corn AMES, Iowa – Warmer temperatures are in the forecast and some sweet corn growers may be getting ready to plant their first crop. While producing early sweet corn is attractive, especially when it can be harvested by the July 4 holiday, early corn also comes at […]
Follow best practices to jumpstart your lawn in the upcoming weeks AMES, Iowa – Adam Thoms, assistant professor in horticulture and turgrass extension specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, offers the following tips on how to get your lawn off to a good start this spring. First, remove any twigs or debris from […]
