Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news for the week of Oct. 23, 2025
| October 23, 2025
Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Week of 10/23/25 Iowa farm lobby pushes back on Trump: The Iowa Farm Bureau is among those pushing back against President Donald Trump’s comments on importing beef from Argentina. “We encourage the administration to resist actions that negatively impact the cattle farmers in Iowa and domestic beef production,” said Farm Bureau president Brent […]Shutdown means no pay for 10K Iowa workers
| October 23, 2025
The ongoing federal government shutdown is resulting in lots of Iowans not being paid—and it’s not just federal workers. There are more than 10,000 Iowans who are federal workers, according to the Iowa Federation of Labor. “Working people are already struggling to pay our bills, and the Trump administration is offering no relief,” the group […]Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Local elections lead to practical solutions in Iowa
| October 23, 2025
My neighbor Tamara is tired of politics; she tells me this all the time. She says she doesn’t watch the news except for the weather, and would rather read a good book instead. I get it, I tell her, as I drop off a paperback I just finished. But Tamara is also pretty fed up […]Iowa restaurant violations: Contaminated sausage, moldy pizza, months-old sauce
| October 22, 2025
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch October 17, 2025 State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past several weeks, including offenses related to dirty kitchens, unlicensed eateries and moldy and expired food. The findings are reported by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and […]Renee Hardman chosen as Iowa Democrats’ nominee to replace Claire Celsi
| October 22, 2025
Iowa Democrats have chosen West Des Moines City Council Member Renee Hardman as the party’s nominee for a coming special election for an Iowa legislative seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Claire Celsi. Hardman defeated four other candidates at an Oct. 21 special nominating convention to win the Democratic nomination. She promised to […]A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
| October 22, 2025
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse.Changing the Channel: Des Moines bar puts women’s sports front and center
| October 21, 2025
Des Moines is on the precipice of becoming a safe haven for women’s sports.Clara Reynen wants to AI-proof Iowa City
| October 20, 2025
The Iowa City City Council candidate wants to bring her library background into city government. When Clara Reynen turned 18, she asked her parents if it would be OK for her to skip school that day because she had something important she wanted to do: Register to vote. “So there’s this great picture of me […]Shutdown could eliminate Iowa child nutrition assistance
| October 20, 2025
A new report from a prominent food and environmental advocacy group reveals that at least one in four Iowa children under the age of five and their families are at risk of losing critical nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown in Washington.14 Guinness World Records Iowa holds
| October 18, 2025
From the largest pickleball paddle to the shortest bull to the biggest collection of pencils, discover the Guinness World Records Iowa and its residents hold.Miller-Meeks campaign says payment was ‘mistakenly’ made to son
| October 17, 2025
A $3,500 payment from US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign to her son was a mistake, her campaign says—money that should have come from her personal account, not from campaign donors. US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks paid her son $3,500 from her campaign account for “consulting,” according to the most recent quarter’s campaign finance report. Twenty-two days […]Iowa Worker’s Almanac: Layoffs and news, Oct. 16, 2025
| October 17, 2025
News about and for the Iowa working class. ‘No Kings’ is back: The Indivisible-organized protests against President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism, which first took place in June, are back this Saturday, Oct. 18—and there’s likely one near you. The federal government shutdown continues: As the shutdown, which began Oct. 1, drags on, furloughed federal workers can’t pay their bills, Trump […]
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Changing the Channel: Des Moines bar puts women’s sports front and center
| October 21, 2025
Des Moines is on the precipice of becoming a safe haven for women’s sports.Clara Reynen wants to AI-proof Iowa City
| October 20, 2025
The Iowa City City Council candidate wants to bring her library background into city government. When Clara Reynen turned 18, she asked her parents if it would be OK for her to skip school that day because she had something important she wanted to do: Register to vote. “So there’s this great picture of me […]Shutdown could eliminate Iowa child nutrition assistance
| October 20, 2025
A new report from a prominent food and environmental advocacy group reveals that at least one in four Iowa children under the age of five and their families are at risk of losing critical nutrition assistance due to the government shutdown in Washington.14 Guinness World Records Iowa holds
| October 18, 2025
From the largest pickleball paddle to the shortest bull to the biggest collection of pencils, discover the Guinness World Records Iowa and its residents hold.Davenport restaurant feeding federal workers for free amid government shutdown
| October 16, 2025
The only qualifier a federal employee has to meet to eat free at Flavors of India is to show a work badge to verify their employment. Flavors of India owner Apjeet Makkar wants federal employees to treat his restaurant like their home kitchen as they wait for the federal government shutdown to end. Makkar has […]Hey Iowa, did you know you can get a library card at any library in the state?
| October 8, 2025
Obtaining a library card in Iowa isn't restricted to a city of residence. Any Iowan can get a library card at any library in the state.Big harvest no comfort to Iowa farmers, who worry about another Farm Crisis
| October 8, 2025
President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that his administration will send billions of dollars in assistance to farmers.Report: Nitrate levels toxic to Iowa water
| October 6, 2025
New data from the National Library of Medicine show nitrates in Iowa's waterways reached toxic levels earlier than scientists first thought.
