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IDPH offering food assistance to derecho victims
The Iowa Department of Public Health has announced additional assistance for families affected by the Aug. 10 derecho. The assistance targets Iowans who receive assistance through the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program. That is a supplemental nutrition program for babies, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, breastfeeding women and women who had […]
Unemployment claims increase as Iowa looks to reinstate work-search requirement
The number of newly filed claims for unemployment benefits increased in Iowa last week, to 6,544 from 5,282. Both numbers reflect the totals prior to any adjustments made by the U.S. Department of Labor. The previous week’s adjusted total of new claims is now 4,891. The number of ongoing, weekly unemployment claims for the week […]
Pate partners with dentists to promote address-confidentiality program
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has partnered with dentists across the state in an effort to raise awareness of an address-confidentiality program for the survivors of domestic violence. Pamphlets, brochures and magnets promoting the Safe At Home program have been mailed to dentists in all 99 counties, Pate’s office said Thursday. Dentists are being […]
Store clerk is jobless after wearing a shirt that says, ‘No f—ing mask, don’t ask for my help’
An Iowa store clerk frustrated with people’s refusal to wear protective face masks quit his job after showing up for work in a shirt that read, “No f—ing mask, don’t ask for my help.” Iowa Workforce Development records indicate that on May 14, Adam Archer quit his job at one of the 18 Iowa stores […]
Miller: Postmaster general hasn’t followed federal law
After being blocked by the governor from joining a lawsuit challenging a proposed overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday he believes the postmaster general hasn’t followed federal law. In 2019, Miller, a Democrat, agreed to seek the approval of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds before joining multi-state lawsuits. As […]
County asks for state investigation of Iowa nursing home with COVID-19 outbreak
Western Iowa health officials are asking state inspectors to investigate a nursing home with 51 COVID-19 infections of staff and residents. Earlier this month, Pottawattamie County Public Health asked the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals to send its care-facility inspectors into the Oakland Manor nursing home. County health officials told television station WOWT they […]
Reynolds: ‘We set a record’ in responding to the derecho
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds praised her administration on Monday for the job it has done in responding to the widespread damage caused by a derecho that swept across Iowa last week. Speaking at a press conference in Cedar Rapids, Reynolds noted that on Sunday night, six days after the storm, Iowa submitted a request to […]
Report: State official admits Iowa is under-reporting daily COVID-19 infections
After months of declining to answer reporters’ questions about the accuracy of its COVID-19 data, the Iowa Department of Public Health has reportedly confirmed that it is improperly backdating thousands of positive COVID-19 test results. The backdating has resulted in a lower number of new infections reported by the state each day. Bleeding Heartland reported […]
On average, Iowa’s COVID-19 infections are up 7% from last week
Another 1,175 Iowans were reported to be infected with coronavirus over the weekend and three additional Iowans were reported as having died of the virus. Over the past seven days, Iowa had an average of 504 new cases of COVID-19 per day — an increase of 7% from last week’s average of 466 cases per […]
Iowa wins federal approval for new, pandemic-related unemployment benefit
Iowa is among the first three states to receive federal approval for grants aimed at assisting Americans who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Aug. 8, the federal government made $44 billion available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to help offset some of the wages lost by individuals […]
Iowa infections top 50,000 as questions persist over the state’s COVID-19 data
As new questions were raised over the reliability of the state’s COVID-19 data, the number of Iowans infected with the virus topped 50,000. On Wednesday, another 452 Iowans were reported to be infected with coronavirus, and seven additional Iowans were reported as having died of the virus. In the past seven days, the number of […]
Unemployment claims and benefits continue to drop in Iowa
The number of newly filed claims for unemployment benefits dropped again in Iowa last week, from 6,765 to 5,282. Both numbers reflect the totals prior to adjustments made by the U.S. Department of Labor. The previous week’s adjusted total of new claims is 6,317. The number of ongoing, weekly unemployment claims for the week ending […]