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It was easy to forget Pottawattamie County’s disproportionately high COVID-19 rates as about 1,500 largely mask-less motorcyclists in July danced and drank across four closed-off downtown Council Bluffs blocks at the first ‘Bikes on the 100 Block’ event of the summer. The event occurred after its organizers—several local bars and an Omaha-based Harley Davidson dealer,…

It was easy to forget Pottawattamie County’s disproportionately high COVID-19 rates as about 1,500 largely mask-less motorcyclists in July danced and drank across four closed-off downtown Council Bluffs blocks at the first ‘Bikes on the 100 Block’ event of the summer. The event occurred after its organizers—several local bars and an Omaha-based Harley Davidson dealer,…

Recently released state guidance warns school and local public health officials of unlawfully sharing COVID-19 positives publicly, raising concerns among Iowa’s teacher union, an independent data tracker and educators across the state about school districts’ transparency. The Iowa Department of Education and Department of Public Health wrote in a joint document on Sept. 15 that…

The District Court for Polk County issued a ruling that suggests the Iowa Board of Regents engaged in illegal practices when it continually delayed negotiations with the University of Northern Iowa’s Faculty union in 2017. But, Judge Jeffrey Farrell ultimately decided the court will not look at a judicial review filed against the Iowa Public Employment…

Most Iowa schools will require students and teachers to wear facial coverings at least partially as students head back to school this fall, finds a Des Moines-based education organizer who compiled a list of Iowa schools and districts and their face mask requirements. Former Iowa State Education Association associate director Randy Richardson now organizes with…