Senator Joni Ernst today said the EPA’s administrator has promised the agency will set 2018 biofuel production mandates at or higher than current levels. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt sent Ernst and other Midwestern senators a letter last night, backing down from any agency effort to roll back ethanol and biodiesel production mandates. “I do think that we’re sitting […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa’s unemployment rate is the 9th lowest in the country, falling to 3.2 percent last month. Cory Kelly is spokesperson for Iowa Workforce Development, which released the September numbers this morning. “The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 54,600 in September. The current estimate is 7,300 lower than the year ago level of 61,900,” Kelly […]Powered by WPeMatico
The #MeToo social media campaign this week is bringing out Iowa women — and men — who have been victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault to talk about their experiences. Elizabeth Power, marketing director for the Women’s Center for Advancement in Omaha/Council Bluffs, says the numbers only start to tell the story. “One in […]Powered by WPeMatico
A small conservative-leaning community in northwest Iowa is hosting its first-ever Pride Festival this weekend. Fest organizer Michael Goll lives in Orange City, a town of 6,000 people, with his husband. Goll admits this event is shaking things up a bit but he says it’s important to build support within and around Orange City’s LGBTQ […]Powered by WPeMatico
A contest is underway to select the cover of the next Iowa Travel Guide. Iowa Tourism Office spokesperson Jessica O’Riley says Iowans can vote for one of four options. “We have one of a couple shopping in downtown Mount Vernon, we’ve got people hiking in the Loess Hills in western Iowa, we’re showing off one […]Powered by WPeMatico
MidAmerican Energy is upgrading more than 700 of its wind turbines at three wind farms spread across six Iowa counties. Adam Jacobi, spokesman for the Des Moines-based utility, says work is underway at the company’s Century Wind Farm in north-central Iowa’s Hamilton and Wright counties. Jacobi says, “We just recently began work on repowering, which […]Powered by WPeMatico
OWN - 2016(LOS ANGELES) --With every interview, Oprah Winfrey strives to produce one reaction: “I’ve never thought of it that way.” In her new book, The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations, Winfrey shares selections from those conversations that have inspired her the most, in hopes of encouraging others to think differently and live a fuller life. “My intention with the book is to offer on every page an […]
Wireimage/J. Merritt(GEORGIA) -- Shia LaBeouf pleaded out in a Savannah courtroom Thursday, copping to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction following a highly publicized arrest in July. According to ABC affiliate WSB-TV, LaBeouf was sentenced to anger management counseling and probation as punishment for the arrest, the foul-mouthed video of which swiftly went viral. The 31-year-old former Transformers actor was also ordered to pay more than $2,600 in fines, undergo rehab, and perform 100 hours of community service. The […]
Netflix/Nicole Rivelli(NEW YORK) -- Marvel's The Punisher, the latest comics-based series to hit Netflix, will officially bow on the streaming service on November 17. All previous peeks of the show, which stars Jon Bernthal as solider-turned-vigilante superhero Frank Castle, had references to a debut date blacked out. The announcement of the premiere date was further delayed when the show's panel at New York City's recent Comic Con was cancelled out of sensitivity to […]
