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Her kid needs CBD to control his seizures. A new Iowa law makes it a crime
In trying to prevent Iowans from accessing THC in consumable hemp, Republicans now made it illegal for parents to give their children CBD—for some, the only seizure medication that works. Dallas Center mom Erin Farquhar remembers lobbying Iowa legislators years ago to legalize the CBD medication she needs to keep her son’s seizures and behavioral…
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Price-fixing conspiracy in US oil industry cost families money, reports allege
Analysis of corporate profits and accusations of collusion by the FTC lend support to the idea that a broader oil industry conspiracy drove up post-Covid inflation for everyday Americans.
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Grants for Iowa LGBTQ+ businesses now open; here’s how to apply
Money is now available for LGBTQ+-owned or allied businesses in Iowa. A new grant program to support LGBTQ+ owned restaurants and bars has now opened applications to Iowa. The NGLCC (National LGBT Chamber of Commerce) Community Impact Grant Program is open until June 4, and offering more than $1 million to businesses nationwide. To be…
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Princeton study confirms Iowa voucher program led to tuition increases
Researchers from Princeton University proved something most Iowans were already aware of: Gov. Kim Reynolds’ taxpayer-funded private school tuition voucher program led to tuition hikes. First reported by Bleeding Heartland, Princeton Sociology Professor Jennifer Jennings and doctoral student Jason Fontana published “The Effect of Taxpayer-Funded Education Savings Accounts on Private School Tuition: Evidence from Iowa”…
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Basic income pilot UpLift actually helped Iowans. Here’s how
The UpLift program not only helped with bills, it helped start businesses, participants in the basic income pilot said—rebuking an Iowa law that banned such programs in the state. People who received $500 per month with no strings attached told their stories Wednesday evening in a Windsor Heights event put on by UpLift, which has…
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He tried to scam her. He didn’t know her husband was a journalist
A Central Iowa woman almost fell for a believable scam about missing jury duty. If you get the same phone call, here’s how to tell it’s a scam. When she went to check her voicemail, Adriana Torres Martínez freaked out. It was “in regards to some legal documentation that I would need to go over…
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Iowa AG still sitting on funds to help sexual assault victims
Nurses from across Iowa share why they’re worried about the Republican AG denying payments for emergency contraception for sexual assault survivors. Nurses across Iowa are worried that sexual assault survivors will have to shoulder a new burden. More than a year has passed since Iowa Attorney General (AG) Brenna Bird, an anti-abortion Republican, announced she…
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Trump vows to reverse climate policies if Big Oil execs give him $1 billion
Campaign finance experts have said that Trump’s request, while troubling, is probably legal. He could be liable, however, for violating campaign finance rules against candidates asking specific individuals to contribute more than the federal limit on campaign contributions.
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The super rich and big corporations to face more scrutiny from Biden’s IRS
Using an infusion of funds provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS has already collected more than $520 million from 1,600 millionaires who had unpaid tax bills of more than $250,000.
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Hy-Vee will close stores in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Davenport, creating food deserts
Midwest grocery chain Hy-Vee is closing three stores in low-income neighborhoods, which will have the effect of creating three new food deserts in Iowa. Hy-Vee announced this week it would be permanently closing three stores— a northeast Cedar Rapids store on First Avenue NE, a north Waterloo store on Logan Avenue, and a west Davenport…
