Iowa's unemployment rate is now 3.1%
Jan 27, 2021
Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.1% in December, the second-lowest rate in the country, according to data released Tuesday (1/26). Iowa’s rate fell significantly from 3.8% in November and is only slightly above the 2.8%…
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State penalties proposed for Iowa firms hiring undocumented workers
Jan 26, 2021
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Seventeen Republicans in the Iowa Senate are co-sponsoring a bill that would force every Iowa business to use the federal E-Verify system to ensure every person they hire is a citizen or…
Iowa budget surplus
Jan 25, 2021
Iowa’s budget surplus was one of the topics discussed at Saturday’s (1/23) Eggs and Issues forum sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group. State Representative Holly Brink of Oskaloosa pointed out that having a…
Supreme Court hears appeal in Jason Carter civil case
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One dead, one hurt in two vehicle crash near Bussey
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GOP advancing proposed gun rights amendment to Iowa constitution
Jan 20, 2021
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Pella man injured in one vehicle crash
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Oskaloosa City Council special meeting
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Democrats warn Iowa legislature may be ‘super spreader’
Jan 14, 2021
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