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  • Iowa has 95 data centers?!

    April 3, 2026

    Plus: Only in Iowa & the cutest pet photo! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday, April 3, which I celebrate for two bittersweet reasons: It’s my late mom’s bday, and it’s Varnum v. Brien Day. On this day in 2009, Iowa became just the third state in the US to legally recognize same-sex marriages.…

    Iowa has 95 data centers?!
  • 6 late-summer & fall Pride events in Iowa to keep the celebration going

    August 4, 2026

    Iowa celebrated Pride Month with a bang in 2026, but the fun is continuing with these six fun late-summer and fall Pride events in Iowa. Here’s how to get in on them.

    6 late-summer & fall Pride events in Iowa to keep the celebration going
  • UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac

    December 11, 2025

    Working class news you can use: Voting on a union: The UnityPoint vote among 1,776 health care professionals at four Des Moines hospitals on whether to join Teamsters Local 90 was held Dec. 7-9. Unofficial results show nurses won their union, 871-666—but overnight recovery nurse Dawn Balek tells me there are 250 of those ballots being challenged. Given the vote margin, however,…

    UnityPoint nurses likely win union vote: News and layoffs from Iowa Worker’s Almanac
  • Let these local Iowa businesses handle your Thanksgiving meal

    November 10, 2024

    Keep your Thanksgiving meal local this holiday season. Check out this list of businesses where you can source your turkey and other fixings for a truly delicious feast.

    Let these local Iowa businesses handle your Thanksgiving meal
  • 2 Iowa Starbucks stores join escalating national strike, and more Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs

    December 5, 2025

    Two of Iowa’s four unionized Starbucks locations joined a national Starbucks Workers United escalating strike today.

    2 Iowa Starbucks stores join escalating national strike, and more Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs
  • Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns

    March 20, 2025

    In 24 hours, Republicans in both chambers passed a bill that takes away an Iowa city’s ability to prefer contracts with established training programs for taxpayer funded projects. Iowa Republicans passed a controversial bill this week stopping local governments from requiring workforce training standards for contractors on public projects, a major blow to union and…

    Iowa Republicans rush anti-apprenticeship, anti-union contracting bill, raising safety concerns
  • Tenants union in Johnson Co. unveils demands on owner Havenpark

    June 18, 2025

    Residents are calling on Havenpark to institute “a two-year moratorium on lot rent increases” and said park owners needed “to provide clean, safe drinkable water, essential park maintenance, and responsive on-site management in all parks.”

    Tenants union in Johnson Co. unveils demands on owner Havenpark
  • 1 out of 3 kids lack child care: Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs for May 21, 2026

    May 21, 2026

    Nearly 1 in 3 kids lack child care, or more than 4.1 million children across the US. That’s estimated to cost the economy $329 billion over the next decade.

    1 out of 3 kids lack child care: Iowa Worker’s Almanac news and layoffs for May 21, 2026
  • Iowa Board of Regents tries banning university courses that teach about social justice

    June 16, 2025

    The Iowa Legislature passed a bill this session banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and trainings by “public entities,” including Iowa’s public universities. And they spelled out exactly what they don’t want us to learn about: “unconscious or implicit bias, cultural appropriation, allyship, transgender ideology, microaggressions, group marginalization, anti-racism, systemic oppression, social justice, intersectionality, neopronouns, heteronormativity,…

    Iowa Board of Regents tries banning university courses that teach about social justice
  • Will more downpours spike Iowa nitrate levels? What experts say

    August 11, 2026

    Recent heavy rains are unlikely to drive up nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers, the source of drinking water for 600,000 central Iowa residents.

    Will more downpours spike Iowa nitrate levels? What experts say
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