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Active Iowa voters will receive absentee ballot request forms by mail
Every active registered voter in the state — about 2 million of them — will receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail...
Iowa confirms seventh death from COVID-19
Iowa has confirmed its seventh death from COVID-19 as the state logged another 73 positive cases reported Tuesday.
The state now has had 497 positive...
Iowa’s economy more resilient to coronavirus than most states’
Iowa’s economy is less vulnerable than most states to the economic damage that the coronavirus crisis is causing, according to a new analysis by...
Iowa: Newly laid-off workers won’t have to use paid leave before collecting unemployment
Iowa state officials say the federal CARES Act means newly laid-off workers won't have to use their paid personal leave before they will be...
Two more Iowans die of COVID-19, bringing total to six
Two more Iowans have died of COVID-19, bringing the total to six, the state public health department reported Monday.
The people who died Sunday night...
A fourth Iowan has died of COVID-19; state reports 38 new confirmed cases
Another Iowan with COVID-19 died Saturday and there were 38 additional confirmed cases of Iowans with COVID-19 reported Sunday by Iowa Department of Public...
Iowans testing positive for COVID-19 increases by 64; state total is 298
The number of Iowans who have tested positive for COVID-19 increased by 64 since Friday, for a total of 298 positive cases, Iowa Department...
Iowa state park restrooms closed, camping limited
Iowa's state parks have closed restrooms through April 15 and will limit camping to enclosed campers due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Iowa Department...
Iowa reports two more deaths from COVID-19; 56 new positive tests
Two more Iowans have died of COVID-19 and the number of confirmed cases in Iowa rose by 56 since Thursday, for a total of...
Iowa National Guard adds 40 soldiers to COVID-19 response
The Iowa National Guard on Thursday deployed another 40 soldiers to help distribute medical supplies to health workers responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The deployment...