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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: News and layoffs for Nov. 20, 2025
News briefs for the Iowa working class for the week of Nov. 20, 2025:
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Mt. Pleasant landscaper Noel Lopez De La Cruz facing deportation. Here’s how you can help
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…
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15 Iowa food pantries to donate time, money, and food to this holiday season
Looking to give back this holiday season? Discover 15 Iowa food pantries you can volunteer at or donate money or food to.
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Trone Garriott and Konfrst ahead of Zach Nunn in new poll
Sarah Trone Garriott and Jennifer Konfrst would both beat US Rep. Zach Nunn in 2026, a new poll shows.
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The 8 most magical winter festivals in Iowa for 2025-2026
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.
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Shutdown deal means Iowa hemp industry could go up in flames
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.
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Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news briefs for Nov. 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…
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UAW president unloads on CNH after Burlington plant closure announcement
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.
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ICE almost deported Indigenous Des Moines woman
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.
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10 facts about Marshalltown native Jean Seberg on her birthday
Here are 10 facts about Jean Seberg, a Marshalltown native who led a fascinating and ultimately tumultuous life as a Hollywood actress.
