Governor says Iowa schools haven’t spent $793 million in federal pandemic relief
Feb 03, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Senate Republicans are proposing a 2.25% increase in general state support of public schools. It’s slightly less than the 2.5% increase Republican Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed. Public school…
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Coronavirus update
Feb 03, 2022
The rate of new positive tests for coronavirus is slowing down in Iowa. The Iowa Department of Public Health says as of Tuesday (2/1), there were 22,736 new positive COVID-19 tests over the past week. …
Nomination deadline approaching for Heroes of the Heartland
Feb 02, 2022
BY MATT KELLEY RADIO IOWA - Iowans have until week’s end to nominate an unsung hero they know for statewide recognition. The Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross is asking to hear stories about people…
Hite's plan would speed up teacher licensing
Feb 01, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The chairman of the House Education Committee has come up with a plan that would let college graduates with three years of work experience get a teaching license within…
Auto dealers propose generic license plates with no county name listed
Jan 31, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - A Senate committee may soon debate the concept of leaving the county name off the bottom of some Iowa license plates. Iowa is one of five states that have…
Enjoy the eagles, they are about to be less visible
Jan 28, 2022
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR Iowans are spotting vast numbers of bald eagles this winter, but time’s running out to admire the big birds. More than 400 eagles were counted recently along one mile of the Iowa…
Coronavirus update
Jan 27, 2022
More Iowans are testing positive for coronavirus. The Iowa Department of Public Health says as of Tuesday (1/25), another 34,949 people have tested positive for COVID-19….raising the pandemic total to 699,859. 378 new positive tests…
Iowa unemployment falls to 3.5%
Jan 26, 2022
AP - Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in December. Iowa Workforce Development says that is down from November’s 3.7% rate and reflected that 5,200 more people found jobs. The percentage of Iowans in the…
Southern Iowa school district’s superintendent has died of Covid
Jan 25, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The superintendent of a small, southern Iowa school district based in Humeston has died of Covid, two days after the death of his father. The Des Moines Register was first to report…
GOP-led legislature unlikely to pass corporate tax cut Reynolds proposed
Jan 24, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Key lawmakers say the Republican-led legislature is focused on cutting personal income taxes and the corporate income tax cut Governor Kim Reynolds has proposed isn’t part of their plans…