UnityPoint Requires Staff Vaccinations; How Will GOP Legislators Respond?
UnityPoint Health announced Thursday it will require all of its more than 33,000 staff members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1. The hospital... Read more.
Biden to Reynolds: ‘Get Out of the Way’ on COVID Safety Measures
Looking around Iowa, you might not know the COVID-19 pandemic is ramping back up. When school resumes, only some Iowa districts will have online options,... Read more.
Iowa Working Through Rent Assistance Backlog as Eviction Moratorium Extended
In light of a potential housing crisis, the Centers for Disease Control announced a limited, extended moratorium on evictions nationwide. The new notice, releas... Read more.
Thousands of Iowans Face Eviction Saturday as Moratorium Ends
More than 30,000 Iowans think they will be evicted within two months. The federal eviction moratorium, put in place to help renters who have struggled... Read more.
How Miller-Meeks Seeks to Stop new Water Quality Regulations
A bill to improve water quality and monitor for harmful chemicals passed the US House of Representatives recently without the support of any Iowa Republicans.... Read more.
Sending Troopers to Texas Cost Iowans $300,000
Iowa taxpayers will foot the bill for a $300,000 14-day mission to the Southern US Border that included 28 Iowa State Patrol personnel. Gov. Kim... Read more.
Iowa Democrats Criticize Reynolds for Public Health Vacancies
After two months without meetings to address the ongoing pandemic, Democratic leaders in Iowa criticized Gov. Kim Reynolds for vacant positions on the State Boa... Read more.
Iowa Parents Debate Return of In-Person School and COVID
Nicole Riggs, a mom of two in West Des Moines, really hoped her 8-year-old son’s school, Hillside Elementary, would offer virtual classes for this school... Read more.
Clean Water Bill Passes US House Without Iowa Republican Support
A bill that passed the US House of Representatives on Wednesday aims to track dangerous chemicals impacting water quality. The PFAS Action Act passed 241-183... Read more.
Abortions Continue to Increase in Iowa After GOP’s Family Planning Change
There were 4,058 abortions performed in Iowa in 2020, a trend that’s increased over the last three years. In 2018, there were 2,849 abortions, followed... Read more.