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Reynolds blocks Attorney General Miller from joining Postal Service lawsuit

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has denied a request from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to join a multistate lawsuit seeking to block service changes at the U.S. Postal Service, Miller said Tuesday. A group …

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Ames City Council passes mask mandate

Ames Tribune: The Ames City Council passed a mask mandate on Tuesday for many buildings open to the public. Ames Mayor John Haila said at Tuesday night’s Ames City Council meeting that while he could not …

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Trump visits Cedar Rapids, promises more storm aid

Des Moines Register: President Donald Trump promised Iowa leaders today that they would have the “full support of the federal government” as they work to clear debris, restore power and recover from a massive windstorm that …

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Iowa National Guard provides update on derecho cleanup efforts

Nearly 200 Iowa National Guard soldiers and airmen have been mobilized to eastern Iowa to assist emergency management crews in their efforts to clear and remove debris from the Aug. 10 derecho. The 2nd Infantry …

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STEM council one of three Iowa entities notified by Blackbaud of ransomware attack

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has confirmed it was a customer of a financial services contractor targeted in a massive international ransomware attack earlier this year, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported. The council is one of …

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Des Moines postal union chief says new postmaster’s rules slowing mail delivery

Des Moines Register: The head of the Des Moines postal workers’ union says the new U.S. postmaster general’s cost-cutting measures are slowing down mail delivery in central Iowa. Des Moines Local 44 American Postal Workers Union …

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Trump approves Iowa’s disaster declaration, will visit Cedar Rapids Tuesday

Des Moines Register: President Donald Trump said today that he has approved Iowa’s application for a major federal disaster declaration in the aftermath of last week’s derecho. “I just approved an emergency declaration for Iowa, who …

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Reynolds: Iowa to seek federal disaster aid Monday; power should be back by Tuesday

Des Moines Register: Iowa will submit its application for a federal disaster declaration from this week’s derecho on Monday, and Iowans should have power fully restored by Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds said today. Her comments came …

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‘People who were already struggling to make ends meet … were the hardest hit’ by storm

Meals including fresh fruit were handed out Thursday to hundreds of Des Moines residents, many of whom lost refrigerated foods because of the power outage caused by Monday’s severe storm. Photo by Annah Begg, Food Bank …

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Audubon, Madison counties receive disaster proclamations

Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for two additional counties, bringing the total number of qualifying counties to 25 in response to the derecho event that cut a large swath of damage through …