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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: News and layoffs for Nov. 20, 2025
| November 21, 2025
News briefs for the Iowa working class for the week of Nov. 20, 2025:Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help
| November 21, 2025
The kidnapping goon squad gutting our workforce keeps rolling to more cities across the US. Its newest target is Charlotte, North Carolina, and soon ICE and Border Patrol will bring their terror to New Orleans. But deportations of immigrant workers continue to happen everywhere—including in Iowa. The latest: Noel Lopez De La Cruz, a 24-year-old landscaper from Mount Pleasant […]15 Iowa food pantries to donate time, money, and food to this holiday season
| November 19, 2025
Looking to give back this holiday season? Discover 15 Iowa food pantries you can volunteer at or donate money or food to.Trone Garriott and Konfrst ahead of Zach Nunn in new poll
| November 19, 2025
Sarah Trone Garriott and Jennifer Konfrst would both beat US Rep. Zach Nunn in 2026, a new poll shows.The 8 most magical winter festivals in Iowa for 2025-2026
| November 16, 2025
Iowa’s winters may be cold, but there’s plenty to warm your hands and your heart at these beautiful winter festivals across the state.Shutdown deal means Iowa hemp industry could go up in flames
| November 14, 2025
As part of the deal to end the federal government shutdown, most hemp products with THC will become illegal again, meaning the burgeoning hemp industry in Iowa—and across the nation—could soon go up in smoke.Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs for Nov. 14, 2025
| November 14, 2025
News for the Iowa working class for Nov. 14, 2025: Rural hospitals? Never heard of her: At her first in-person town hall in more than a year, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Iowans in Keosauqua on Monday she thinks she “strengthened and preserved Medicaid” when she voted to approve President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill—despite attendees pointing […]UAW president unloads on CNH after Burlington plant closure announcement
| November 14, 2025
Case New Holland (CNH) announced it would close its Burlington plant by mid-2026, with 200 workers laid off as a result. But the labor union wasn't going to take that sitting down.ICE almost deported Indigenous Des Moines woman
| November 13, 2025
A day before Des Moines woman Leticia Jacobo was scheduled to be released from the Polk County Jail, jail staff told Jacobo she would be turned over to ICE agents—even though Jacobo is Native American.10 facts about Marshalltown native Jean Seberg on her birthday
| November 13, 2025
Here are 10 facts about Jean Seberg, a Marshalltown native who led a fascinating and ultimately tumultuous life as a Hollywood actress.Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House says release is a Democratic smear
| November 12, 2025
The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls," according to communications released Wednesday, but the White House quickly accused Democrats of selectively leaking the emails to smear the president.Iowa’s Dem. Senate candidates talk economic struggles, healthcare at candidate forum
| November 9, 2025
US Senate hopefuls Nathan Sage, Josh Turek, and Zach Wahls each hope to replace Sen. Joni Ernst, who is not running for a third term.
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15 Iowa food pantries to donate time, money, and food to this holiday season
| November 19, 2025
Looking to give back this holiday season? Discover 15 Iowa food pantries you can volunteer at or donate money or food to.10 facts about Marshalltown native Jean Seberg on her birthday
| November 13, 2025
Here are 10 facts about Jean Seberg, a Marshalltown native who led a fascinating and ultimately tumultuous life as a Hollywood actress.Iowa’s Dem. Senate candidates talk economic struggles, healthcare at candidate forum
| November 9, 2025
US Senate hopefuls Nathan Sage, Josh Turek, and Zach Wahls each hope to replace Sen. Joni Ernst, who is not running for a third term.Why health insurance is so expensive this year — and what you can do about it.
| November 5, 2025
This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which started Nov. 1 in most states, is full of uncertainty and confusion for the more than 24 million people who buy health insurance through the federal and state Affordable Care Act marketplaces.Thousands of dollars in ground pork donations will provide meals for Iowa families
| November 4, 2025
Thousands of dollars worth of ground pork were donated to local food banks. Here are all the details.Iowa family advocates call for more paid leave
| November 3, 2025
Iowa working family advocates are calling on lawmakers to expand a measure that provides paid leave for state employees who are sick or taking care of loved ones.So your insurance dropped your doctor. Now what?
| November 3, 2025
Nationwide, contract disputes are common, with more than 650 hospitals having public spats with an insurer since 2021. They could become even more common as hospitals brace for about $1 trillion in cuts to federal health care spending prescribed by President Donald Trump’s signature legislation signed into law in July.Thousands of Iowa families face tough choices without SNAP support
| October 27, 2025
SNAP benefits will not be issued starting on November 1. Here’s how that’s impacting Iowans.
