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Today is National Hospitality Worker Appreciation Day, and while the headline may trick you into thinking this article is going to address some of the bills that are making Iowa a less welcoming state, i.e. censoring books, jailing teachers, and banning transgender children from playing sports with their friends, we’re actually going to look at […]
COVID TESTS: PROBLEMS ACROSS RURAL IOWA COVID tests are scarce as cases stay high after Iowa neared the November 2020 record high level earlier this year. This is happening all while hospitalization rates continue to overwhelm our state’s hospital systems. Now, Iowans are continuing to struggle to find COVID-19 tests, and even when they can, there […]
Thanks to the leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, all Americans now have access to free, at-home COVID-19 tests. You can go to covidtests.gov and order four tests for free to your home. These tests are one of the best ways to quickly determine if you have COVID-19 after being exposed. Timely results help Iowans know when […]
Today’s ruling to allow local school districts to make their own decisions on mask enforcement will save lives. As Governor Reynolds limited the power of local districts, children have recently accounted for over a fourth of Iowa’s COVID-19 cases. Without this bold federal action, hundreds of thousands of Iowa’s students would continue having to pay […]
Governor Kim Reynolds did not consult with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) before ending the state’s limited mask mandate and gathering requirements, according to a number of legislators who participated in a phone call with IDPH director Kelly Garcia. Reynolds has faced an outpouring of criticism in response to her decision. Health officials, […]
With a pandemic far from under control, Iowans are unsurprisingly concerned about the newest legislation signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds last week, that requires all school districts, public and private, have a model for 100 percent in-person learning and provide that option to parents. The debate was divided between Democrats speaking for teachers […]
As President Joe Biden implements new policies to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reynolds administration has Iowa’s status in terms of testing stuck among the lowest in the country. According to data compiled by the Washington Post, Iowa reported 578 tests in the last seven days, per 100,000 residents. That number puts Iowa above Puerto […]