The conditions could be a factor when the 18th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes visit 17th ranked Penn State. Saturday’s forecast for State College calls for rain and a high of 47. A week ago against Maryland the Hawkeyes relied on the ground game in 40 mile per hour gusts and Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz may need […]Powered by WPeMatico
Many rural communities in Iowa struggle to come up with money to keep their fire departments stocked with up-to-date equipment. Some are raising cash at this time of year through haunted houses. In the small eastern Iowa town of Garrison, Fire Chief Marv Trimble told KCRG-TV their haunted attraction was especially helpful when a severe […]Powered by WPeMatico
A legislative committee has taken the unusual step of giving immediate approval to new rules for how workplace misconduct complaints are to be handled in state government. Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Janet Phipps began drafting these changes a month ago — after an independent report was issued about sexual harassment allegations against the […]Powered by WPeMatico
A legislative committee has taken the unusual step of giving immediate approval to new rules for how workplace misconduct complaints are to be handled in state government. Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Janet Phipps began drafting these changes a month ago — after an independent report was issued about sexual harassment allegations against the […]Powered by WPeMatico
Iowa already faces a shortage of primary care doctors and registered nurses. Now, a University of Iowa study finds there’s also a looming shortage of physician assistants, or PAs. Tom Gruca, a U-I professor of marketing at the Tippie College of Business, says a recent survey found more than 870 PAs on duty in Iowa, […]Powered by WPeMatico
A top ethanol industry official is echoing Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s concern about the timeline the Environment Protection Agency has proposed for moving to year-round sales of E15. The recently published agenda by the EPA shows E15 rule making would begin in February. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says the process needs to […]Powered by WPeMatico
As thousands of Central American migrants walk through Mexico, heading to the southern U.S. border, Senator Chuck Grassley says it’s time for a new agreement with Mexico about asylum seekers. It would require migrants to apply for refugee protection in the first safe country they arrive in. The U.S. has such an agreement with Canada. […]Powered by WPeMatico
A delegation of five Kazakhstani judicial professionals are visiting Iowa this week to observe how the U.S. system of justice work. It’s a program of the Iowa International Center, where Janet Norton oversees the International Visitors Programs. “They were selected to come and learn basically a best practices type of program. So, they’re meeting with […]Powered by WPeMatico
The state officeholder who is in charge of receiving, investing and distributing state funds is seeking re-election to a 10th term. State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, a Democrat, has the longest tenure among state treasurers who’re currently serving. If Iowans reelect him this November, early next year Fitzgerald would surpass the all-time service record of a […]Powered by WPeMatico
