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Access to IVF in Illinois is unequal. A ballot referendum could help ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Lindsay Allen, a health economist at Northwestern, said she’s not surprised by WBEZ’s findings. A majority of people who have Medicaid in Illinois are either Black or Latino, groups reporting some of the lowest rates of fertility treatments, WBEZ found.. Accessing fertility treatments like IVF isn’t just about having health insurance cover the cost, Allen said.
FTC investigating Deere & Company's right to repair policy
Oct 17, 2024 · The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Deere & Company over the company’s repair policies. A filing made public on Thursday, Oct. 17th, by data analytics company Hargrove and Associates seeking to circumvent the agency's subpoena on its market data sent from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
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Dec 20, 2024 · Iowa’s 1st District Congresswoman Mariannette Miller Meeks is heading back to Capitol Hill next month after winning re-election last month. We spoke this week about her narrow victory and priorities in the next Congress.
Rob Dillard, a familiar voice on IPR for 2 decades and creator of ...
Nov 14, 2024 · Former Iowa Public Radio journalist Rob Dillard died this week due to complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 73. Dillard began working in public radio in 2000, hosting Morning Edition at WOI in Ames. A few years later, he …
Meet Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa’s first transgender state representative
Nov 13, 2024 · Iowans have elected the first transgender representative to serve in the state Legislature. Democrat Aime Wichtendahl of Hiawatha won the race for the open seat in Iowa House District 80 in the Cedar Rapids area. On IPR’s River to River, Wichtendahl said it was late into the night Tuesday before she was sure she had won. “It was a lot of different emotions processing on Tuesday evening ...
Man convicted of infamous 1975 Halloween murders continues …
Nov 20, 2024 · The state public defender’s office filed an application for post-conviction relief in late October on behalf of Jerry Mark. More than 100 pages detail why their client deserves another chance with the legal system — including new evidence unknown to investigators at the time surrounding a family friend from Brazil who testified against a major drug smuggling cartel.
NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley holds its annual NAMIWalks event
Sep 24, 2024 · The local Quad Cities chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is holding its 21st annual NAMIWalks event to celebrate mental health recovery, let the community know that they are not alone, and remember those lost to suicide.
Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments in land survey case …
Oct 9, 2024 · The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday night in a case challenging a land survey access law.. Iowa Code allows hazardous liquid pipeline and storage companies to survey private land if they first hold public information meetings and send ten days’ notice to landowners through restricted, certified mail.. In 2022, Summit Carbon Solutions sued Kent Kasischke in Hardin County for ...
Iowa News Quiz: Trick-or-treat yourself to these 10 questions
Oct 11, 2024 · Nicole Baxter is a digital producer and writer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Iowa. Since 2024, Baxter has worked with IPR's news team to bring news stories to IPR's digital audience, …