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Sale of Meredith TV stations approved; magazine division sale set to close this week

Des Moines Register: Meredith Corp. shareholders approved the sale of the Des Moines-based media company’s broadcasting division Tuesday — a transaction that clears the way to complete what the company said will be the sale this …

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Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in Iowa, 9 other states

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against …

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Lee Enterprises tries to ward off hostile takeover by Alden

Associated Press: The Lee Enterprises newspaper chain has adopted a “poison-pill” plan to protect itself from a hostile takeover while the company’s board considers an unsolicited offer from hedge fund Alden Global Capital. The shareholder rights …

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Judge: Iowa Medicaid denial of gender affirmation surgery unlawful

Associated Press: An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for gender confirmation surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge ruled in a decision made public Monday. Judge William Kelly ordered …

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Company drops quest to export northeast Iowa water

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A northeast Iowa mining company has ended its effort to get state permission to draw millions of gallons of water from Iowa’s Jordan Aquifer to export to Western states. Pattison Sand Co. of …

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ISU pays $275,000 to settle with former lab director claiming harassment from chair

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University has agreed to pay a former professor and lab director $275,000 as part of a settlement stemming from years of accusations both from her and against her — including that …

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Alden Global Capital mounts takeover bid for Iowa-based publisher Lee Enterprises

Poynter: Alden Capital continued its drive to own as much of the American newspaper industry as it can with a bid today to acquire Davenport-based Lee Enterprises, a publicly traded chain of 75 daily newspapers and …

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Des Moines area may receive up to 1,300 Afghans for resettlement

Radio Iowa: Officials say as many as 1,300 Afghans who were evacuated from their Asian homeland this summer could be relocated to Central Iowa by June 2022. Three weeks ago, the Pentagon announced nearly 6,700 Afghans …

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Poll: 52% of Iowans support state law guaranteeing exemptions to vaccine mandates

Des Moines Register: More than half of Iowans support a new state law saying employers who require COVID-19 vaccinations must allow exemptions for workers who cite religious or medical reasons, the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa …

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Adventureland ride where boy died had 17 safety violations, Iowa Division of Labor says

Des Moines Register: Adventureland Park violated 17 safety standards in connection with a July accident on the Raging River ride that left an 11-year-old Marion boy dead and his brother and father seriously injured, the Iowa …