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Iowa Attorney General’s Office Issues Updated Report on Cedar Rapids Officer Involved Shooting
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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September 20, 2024
DES MOINES—The Iowa Attorney General’s office today issued an updated report with corrections on the legally justified April 6, 2024, fatal shooting of David Vanderhamm by Cedar Rapids police officers. A copy of the updated report is available...
Iowa Attorney General’s Office to Prosecute Non-Citizen for Illegal Voting in Marshall County
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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September 20, 2024
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested Wednesday in Marshall County for alleged voter fraud. Jorge...
Iowa Attorney General’s Office to Prosecute Non-Citizen for Illegal Voting in Marshall County
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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September 20, 2024
DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested Wednesday in Marshall County for alleged voter fraud. Jorge...
Iowa Source Water Ag Collaborative Celebrates Source Water Protection Week
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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September 26, 2024
The Iowa Source Water Agricultural Collaborative is excited to join the national effort in recognizing Source Water Protection week, which takes place from September 29th through October 5th. This week-long observance emphasizes the importance of...
Applications Now Open for Iowa’s Annual Registered Apprenticeship Grants (84E and 84F)
Iowa Workforce Development
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January 2, 2025
Applications are now being accepted for Iowa’s annual grant programs that support Registered Apprenticeship (RA) across the state. Iowa Apprenticeship Act 84E: Supports sponsors by assisting with training and other ongoing costs within any active...
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services Public Meeting to Take Place October 10
Iowa Workforce Development
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September 27, 2024
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services will be hosting a public meeting on October 10, 2024, which will cover upcoming changes to qualifications for Rehabilitation Counselor positions and the Independent Living Program. Details are below. For any...
Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly to 2.9 Percent In August
Iowa Workforce Development
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September 19, 2024
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: September 19, 2024 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly...
Iowa companies experience impressive economic and environmental outcomes through partnership with DNR P2 program
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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September 12, 2024
DES MOINES — Iowa companies have saved more than 120.2 million dollars since 2001 as a result of implementing environmental improvements recommended by interns with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Pollution Prevention Intern Program....
Episode 198 - The Iowa Office of Apprenticeship
Iowa Workforce Development
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December 23, 2024
Iowa Workforce Development has been a champion for Registered Apprenticeship Programs for years now, but now IWD will be even more involved in how these programs operate across the state. Kolby Knupp, Program Manager at the Iowa Office of...
JT Logistics Makes Special Deliveries, Honoring Iowa’s Fallen Veterans
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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December 12, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wreaths Across America, a non-profit organization based in Columbia Falls, Maine, coordinated its annual National Wreaths Across America Day ceremonies honoring our nation’s fallen veterans -...
IOWA BORN NASHVILLE BASED SINGER SONGWRITER XOLEX REVISITS HER ROOTS IN UPCOMING 'REBEL CHILD'
EIN Presswire
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September 20, 2024
NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES, September 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hailing from Iowa and now making waves in Nashville, Alexis Curran who goes by XOLEX (pronounced like her usual sign-off, XO, Lex) is a non-conformist country woman, and...
Iowa DNR & Ducks Unlimited to host an open house on the Spring Run Lily & Pleasant Lake Enhancements Project
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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September 18, 2024
SPIRIT LAKE - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Ducks Unlimited will host an open house on Sept. 24th, from 3:30-5:30 p.m., at the Maser Monarch Lodge, 22785 Nature Center Road, Okoboji, to discuss the Lily and Pleasant Lake...
Ep. 197 – Iowa Blueprint for Change
Iowa Workforce Development
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December 23, 2024
Grant funding is helping the push for economic equality in Iowa. Iowa Blueprint for Change is a federally funded program that Iowa is using to help workers who are disabled find Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). Brandy McOmber, Deputy...
Trump declares White House UFC battle
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has revealed plans to host a UFC title fight on the White House grounds as part of the upcoming America250 festivities, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Speaking at a rally in Iowa on Thursday, Trump...
Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Harlan
Iowa Judicial Branch
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September 11, 2024
On Tuesday, September 24, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Harlan, Iowa. The proceedings will take place in the Harlan High School auditorium, 2102 Durant Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m....
Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Harlan
Iowa Judicial Branch
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September 11, 2024
On Tuesday, September 24, the Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Harlan, Iowa. The proceedings will take place in the Harlan High School auditorium, 2102 Durant Street. The oral arguments are open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m....
Iowa Students May be Eligible for FEMA Disaster Assistance
FEMA
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September 10, 2024
College and university students in the Iowa counties of Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Scott, Sioux and Woodbury may be eligible for disaster assistance....
Secretary Naig Announces Water Quality Partnership Project with Iowa Soybean Association, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
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December 18, 2024
Proven practices outlined in the Nutrient Reduction Strategy will be implemented within priority watersheds ANKENY, Iowa (Dec. 18, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land...
Family Enterprise USA Creates Advisory Board to Educate Lawmakers on Critical Tax, Economic Policies
EIN Presswire
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July 11, 2025
Four Member Group Offers Government Affairs, Community Relations, Entrepreneur, and Regulatory Insights WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Family Enterprise USA, advocates on Capitol Hill for family-owned...
Future USS Iowa Delivered to U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
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December 23, 2024
SSN 797 is the 24th Virginia-class submarine (VCS) co-produced by General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding through a long-standing teaming agreement and the 13th attack submarine delivered by GDEB. The boat’s...