A survey of Iowa employers finds five times as many of them plan to hire new workers during the final quarter of the year versus those who plan to make staff cuts. Kathy Joblinske, a spokeswoman for Manpower in Iowa, says the fourth quarter jobs forecast is very good. “Of the employers that were surveyed, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A report on the state’s cost of living by the Iowa Policy Project says a single parent of two children would need to earn $46,000 annually to meet expenses. Researcher Peter Fisher says the cost of a family budget is far outpacing the minimum wage thanks in part to rising costs for things like housing […]Powered by WPeMatico
Governor Kim Reynolds has directed a key state agency to draft a new policy for state employees who volunteer outside of state government during the workday. “It’s important to me to encourage our hardworking state employees to participate in volunteer activities similar to other employees across Iowa with volunteer policies,” Reynolds said Tuesday. The governor […]Powered by WPeMatico
ABC/Richard Cartwright(NEW YORK) -- The black-ish franchise expands tonight, with the highly anticipated new comedy mixed-ish. The new spinoff series focuses on Tracee Ellis Ross' black-ish character, Rainbow, growing up as a teen in the 80s. The series explores the obstacles Bow overcame as the child of a mixed race couple. Mark Paul Gosselaar and Tika Sumpter play Bow's parents on mixed-ish. Gosselaar tells ABC Audio the show gets real about race. "We need to work on some […]
© 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved/Nikos Tavernise (LOS ANGELES) -- On July 20, 2012, James Holmes, a gunman with dyed orange hair opened fire in in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater during a screening of the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises. He was convicted of killing 12 people and injuring 70 -- and now some of the victims and their family members fear the new movie […]
ABC(NEW YORK) -- The long-awaited mystery begins to unravel tonight on ABC with the premiere of Emergence. A mysterious plane crash, a mysterious little girl, and a mysterious secret government experiment are at the heart of the new ABC drama. The thrilling mystery stars Allison Tolman, who plays a police chief of a seaside town, and Donald Faison as her ex-husband. Trailers have left viewers wildly speculating about the plot of the series or […]
Michael Becker/Facebook Watch(LOS ANGELES) -- On the latest episode of their Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith reveal that they had to step in when their son Jaden experienced a dramatic weight loss. “Will and I had a bit of an intervention with Jaden because he’s a vegan now, but we realized he wasn’t getting enough protein,” said Jada. “So he was wasting away. He […]
Ben Rothstein/Netflix - © 2018 Vinton Productions. All rights reserved. (LOS ANGELES) -- Jesse Pinkman is back. The brand new trailer for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie gives us more information about the beloved Breaking Bad character, as Aaron Paul returns to the pottymouthed role that earned him four Emmys. Written and directed by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the spinoff focuses on Pinkman's life after his dramatic escape […]
ABC/Richard Cartwright(LOS ANGELES) -- Tracee Ellis Ross is ready for viewers to see the early beginnings of her black-ish character Rainbow Johnson in the new black-ish spinoff, mixed-ish. The new series explores Rainbow's backstory and follows her journey growing up in a biracial household in the suburbs during the 80s. Ross tells ABC Audio that she's excited for the series to pivot to Rainbow's life. "On black-ish we often get to flashback […]
