04 Sep 2020

Sec of Ag Sonny Perdue Grants Gov Kim Reynolds’s Request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2020) — United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue approved Governor Kim Reynolds request for a Secretarial disaster declaration for Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and Tama Counties on Thursday, September 3.

02 Sep 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Small Business Relief for Bars and Taverns in Six Counties

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 2, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the Iowa Small Business Relief Grant Program will be reopened to provide relief grants to bars, taverns, and other establishments impacted by the August 27, 2020 COVID-19 disaster proclamation that closed bars in six counties —

01 Sep 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces 10 Additional Counties Will Receive FEMA Individual Assistance

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 1, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds received notification today that 10 additional counties that were impacted by the August 10 derecho have been approved for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Individual Assistance Program.

01 Sep 2020

Nominations Open for Seventh Annual Iowa Job Honor Awards

By Pat Garrett

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31 Aug 2020

Iowa PBS Seeks Innovative Teachers to Join Iowa Science Phenomena Project

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 31, 2020) — Innovative Iowa science teachers are invited to join Iowa PBS for a professional development cohort exploring science phenomena. Facilitated by Iowa PBS Education staff with assistance from Iowa experts in the field of science and phenomena-based instruction, the Iowa Science Phenomena professional-development experience will empower teachers to curate, collect, and share media-based science phenomena for use in Iowa classrooms.

27 Aug 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Signs New Proclamation Continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration, Ordering Additional Mitigation Efforts

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency.

26 Aug 2020

Iowa PBS to Host Iowa Press Debates: 2nd Congressional District

By Susan Ramsey

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 26, 2020) — Iowa PBS will hold an Iowa Press debate for the 2nd Congressional District on Thursday, September 24, at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. The hour-long debate will begin at 7PM. The program will air live on statewide Iowa PBS and be streamed on iowapbs.org, YouTube and Facebook.

25 Aug 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Allocates $100 Million in CARES Act Funding to Support Iowa Agriculture

By Pat Garrett

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 25, 2020) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that she has allocated approximately $100 million of federal CARES Act relief funds for a range of agricultural programs to offset the impact of COVID-19 on farmers, producers, and agricultural industries.

21 Aug 2020

Sens Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst and Rep Abby Finkenauer Support Meskwaki Nation’s Request for a Major Disaster Declaration

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (August 21, 2020) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley and Joni Ernst (both R-Iowa) and Representative Abby Finkenauer (IA-1) today sent a 

21 Aug 2020

Delta Dental of Iowa Announces Five New Board Members

By Jill Feilmeier

JOHNSTON, IOWA (August 21, 2020) — Delta Dental of Iowa and the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation have announced five new board members. These boards oversee the non-profit health and wellness company which serves more than 1.2 million Iowans and its Foundation that has invested more than $42 million to improve the health and smiles of Iowans.

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