Iowa Attorney General, Tom Miller, announced Tuesday that Iowa consumers who were wrongly overcharged for electronic books will receive an estimated $5.5 million in account credits or checks as early as this week, following the U.S. Supreme
Who hasn’t watched workers at a construction site and wondered if they could operate those massive pieces of equipment? Or wondered what they could create if they knew how to weld? You can get the chance to
An internal audit, conducted in June 2014 by the Department of Veterans Affairs, found that more than 120,000 veterans waited at least 90 days for appointments for health care, or never received appointments. A new bill introduced
Last week, patients, caregivers and advocates banded together to kick off a signature drive for a petition addressed to Senator Chuck Grassley, asking him to give the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act a
At Saturday’s Iowa Democratic Party State Convention in Des Moines, members of the grassroots organizing group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund (CCI Action) won a floor fight to insert a $15 minimum wage plank into
The Iowa Center for the Book is now accepting applications for the 2016 Iowa Literacy Award, which recognizes an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to increasing literacy in Iowa. Nominations consist of a one-page cover
The Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Board of Directors have announced their Chief Operating Officer (COO), Cindy Carstens, will be their new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Carstens has more than 35 years of health care experience and began
The third annual Hometown Heroes Memorial ride will hit the highway on the first leg of their trip, from Rockwell City to Manson at 11 a.m. this Saturday, June 18. Co-organizer and Rockwell City volunteer firefighter, Mike
Members of a grassroots organizing group, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund (CCI Action) will be organizing at the Iowa Democratic Party State Convention this Saturday, to add a $15 minimum wage plank to the state
This year’s fifth annual Iowa Swine Day will be held on Thursday, June 30, at Iowa State University. The 9 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. event features experts on pork industry topics, including antibiotic use, water quality, risk
