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WEB3 days ago · BY: Joshua Haiar - September 9, 2024. A company proposing an $8 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through five states, including Iowa, says the project would be good for the environment. The claim is based on the heat-trapping carbon dioxide emitted by ethanol plants that would be captured, transported by the pipeline and stored underground in ...
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WEBThe Iowa Capital Dispatch is a hard-hitting, independent news organization dedicated to connecting Iowans to their state government and its impact on their lives. The Capital Dispatch combines state government coverage with relentless investigative journalism, deep dives into the consequences of policy, political insight, and principled ...
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · BY: Ed Tibbetts - September 7, 2024. A week ago, in response to questions from a state legislator about the controversial payment of $1.9 million to three former city employees who had alleged harassment by elected officials, the City of Davenport denied it was fighting any transparency attempts. Yet, it continues to resist a subpoena, issued ...
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · BY: Robin Opsahl - September 5, 2024. Iowa U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are asking the U.S. ambassador to Mexico for regular updates on the Iowa woman who went missing in the country in August. In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar, also sent to Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of …
Iowa sees rise in COVID-19 cases as part of national trend
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Positive COVID-19 tests in the state were at 20.7% from the week of July 28 through Aug. 3 — the highest proportion in more than a year, according to department data, and significantly higher than the 9.7% in the same week in 2023. While still low, COVID-19 cases were responsible for 2.2% of emergency room visits and 2% of inpatient visits in ...
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WEBJun 21, 2022 · Iowa Democrats will make their pitch Thursday to the national party to stay first in the nation for the presidential nominating process. It’s the first time since 2006 that the Democratic National Committee is looking at a change to the early state lineup, which allowed Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carola to hold their presidential nominating contests before the first Tuesday in March.
COVID-19 spread is ‘very low’ in Iowa • Iowa Capital Dispatch
WEBApr 12, 2024 · The CDC reported 41 of those admissions in a recent week, down from a peak of 411 in December, which was the highest rate in more than a year. A Friday report by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services classified the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa as “very low.”. That report also listed no …
COVID cases jump 30% in Iowa; hospitalizations up
WEBJul 13, 2022 · The state’s COVID-19 infection rate increased significantly in the past week when there were 5,187 new confirmed cases, a 30% jump from the week prior, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s weekly update on Wednesday. The increase snapped a two-month streak in which new cases hovered near the 4,000-per-week mark.
Iowa COVID infections continue to steadily increase
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Iowa’s COVID-19 infection rate increased about 17% in the past week, and infected people receiving inpatient hospital treatment jumped 35%, according to state and federal health data. The state reported a similar increase in the infection rate last week after weeks of roughly steady numbers of infections. The Iowa Department of Health and ...