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Grassley added to list of Americans banned from traveling to Russia

Des Moines Register: Russia today added Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to a list of more than 900 prominent Americans banned from entering the country as the U.S. government continues to levy sanctions following Russia’s invasion …

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AG office offering free, online training on sexual assault response

The Iowa attorney general’s office is offering free online training on sexual assault topics for Iowa medical providers. The three-hour training is led by the Crime Victim’s Assistance Division and covers a range of topics, …

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Iowa Workforce Development site outage expected to last through today

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaWORKS.gov website, which developed an outage on Sunday, was expected to remain down through today, the state agency said in a news release Monday. The outage was not expected to …

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Commission nominates 3 people for Iowa Supreme Court vacancy

Three people have been nominated by the State Judicial Nominating Commission to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court. The nominees are: Alan Heavens of Garnavillo, a district judge in the 1st Judicial District; …

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What the Roe v. Wade decision means for business

This morning the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, ending the federal guarantee to a right to abortion. Abortion rights advocates fear the decision will negatively affect women’s participation and success in areas of …

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Iowa Legal Aid receives $1.4M to support low-income derecho survivors

The Legal Services Corp. announced Wednesday it is awarding Iowa Legal Aid more than $1.4 million to support the delivery of legal services to low-income Iowans affected by the August 2020 derecho. The legal services …

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Biden calls for three-month federal gas tax ‘holiday’

CBS News: President Joe Biden today called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an idea that’s intended to ease financial pressures at the pump, but that also reveals the …

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Reynolds picks Risewick to fill Board of Regents vacancy

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of James “JC” Risewick to the Iowa Board of Regents, effective Tuesday, following the death of Milt Dakovich in February. The appointment is subject to confirmation from the Iowa …

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Five Iowans apply to fill state Supreme Court vacancy

Five Iowans have applied to fill the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court that will occur when Justice Brent Appel retires on July 13. They are Timothy Gartin, an attorney with Hastings, Gartin & Boettger …

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Apple workers at Maryland store vote to unionize, a first in the U.S.

New York Times: Apple employees at a Baltimore-area store have voted to unionize, making it the first of the company’s 270-plus stores in the United States to join a trend in labor organizing sweeping through retailers, …