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Iowa ag secretary asks Biden administration to back effort to curb ‘dead zone’ in gulf

Radio Iowa: A 12-state group working to reduce the size of the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is asking for support from the Biden administration. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is co-chair of …

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March 9: Iowa COVID-19 Memorial

Host: Various organizations
About: We invite you to safely gather in memory of those whose lives were taken due to the pandemic and to encourage public health measures to prevent future deaths. We will gather to…

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Co-owner of downtown Fong’s says she was fired without cause

Des Moines Register: The co-founder, part-owner and manager of the downtown Des Moines Fong’s Pizza says she has been fired “without notice or cause” after filing suit against other members of the ownership group. Gwen Page, …

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Iowa Republicans say anti-racial profiling bill appears dead for the year

Des Moines Register: Iowa lawmakers are not moving forward this year with Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to ban racial profiling by law enforcement, even as they advance several pro-police measures Reynolds had put forward as part …

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IWD, secretary of state streamline business reinstatement process

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Secretary of State Paul Pate have announced a new interagency partnership with Iowa Workforce Development to assist Iowa businesses with the reinstatement process through the secretary of state’s Fast Track Filing system. Business …

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Iowa City schools implementing nonbinary, LGBTQ health curriculum

Cedar Rapids Gazette: As part of an equity initiative, the Iowa City Community School District is implementing a health and puberty curriculum that’s inclusive of LGBTQ and nonbinary students. The new curriculum — called 3Rs for …

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Online learning could cost D.M. superintendent his license

Des Moines Register: The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners could strip Des Moines Superintendent Tom Ahart of his administrator’s license following several complaints about the district’s online learning. The complaints stem from Des Moines school officials’ …

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Iowa bill would make fraud in fertility treatments a crime

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowans who are victims of assisted reproductive fraud would be able to seek legal damages and perpetrators would face criminal charges under legislation adopted by Senate subcommittee members who heard “mind-blowing” testimony Tuesday. …

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Universities air plans for in-person graduation – days after bill proposed to force them

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Just days after a Republican lawmaker introduced a bill that would force Iowa’s public universities to hold graduations in-person this spring — after two of them already had announced plans for virtual …

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10 Iowa communities vying for state hotel, sales tax dollars

Ten proposed projects with capital budgets totaling $1.6 billion are competing for consideration in the state’s Iowa Reinvestment Act program overseen by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The state program allows communities to use new …