by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 29, 2022 | Health & Medicine, News
A new report indicates Iowa’s public health funding increased 9% during the pandemic. The non-profit Trust for America’s Health released the report. Nadine Gracia, the non-profit’s president and CEO, says federal pandemic aid helped many states...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 14, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds has approved a law that prohibits state-licensed child care centers, K-12 schools and Iowa colleges and universities from having Covid-19 vaccination mandates for enrollment. Democrats in the legislature objected. Senator Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst is urging the Justice Department to drop its appeal of a ruling that struck down the mask requirement for public transportation. “Americans’ decisions to wear masks should be up to them,” Ernst says. “…Americans...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 27, 2022 | Health & Medicine, News
The Centers for Disease Control’s latest COVID data indicates nearly 62% of Iowans are fully vaccinated. The older an Iowan is, the more likely they are to have gotten COVID shots. For example, 87 percent of Iowans 65 and older fully vaccinated, while around...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 25, 2022 | Business, Crime & Courts, News
The Iowa Supreme Court says a Des Moines business cannot collect insurance for business lost during the pandemic. The Wakonda Golf and Country Club in Des Moines made a claim under its all-risk commercial property insurance policy for income it lost during the time it...