Here’s where to find free summer meals for Iowa students
More than 530 sites across Iowa serve students free and healthy summer meals and snacks while school is out.
Jul
2024
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Affordability
Jul
2024
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Stand-up paddleboarding in Iowa: What to know & where to go
Want to try stand-up paddleboarding in Iowa? Here are the rules, tips, businesses, and spots to know.
Jul
2024
5
4 free things to do for family fun in Des Moines
Here’s a curated list of destinations that promise fun-filled outings and enriching experiences, ensuring that your family’s time in Des Moines is as rewarding as it is cost-effective.
Jun
2024
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How to use your library’s Adventure Pass for free family fun
Iowans can check out an “Adventure Pass” from their library that will give them great discounts and free admission to attractions and museums all around the state.
Jun
2024
5
Reynolds declined Summer EBT. Now, an Iowa food pantry is breaking records
Over 2,000 people were assisted at a DMARC food pantry, a new single-day record The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) assisted 2,080 individuals across its 14 permanent food pantry sites...
May
2024
17
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...
May
2024
16
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...
Mar
2024
21
Why it’s nearly impossible to find an Iowa dentist who takes Medicaid
Laura Sauls of Dumont has two kids, and their pediatric dentist is only a 15-minute drive away. That was, until that dentist called last fall with bad news: The office would no longer accept...
Mar
2024
5
An Iowa basic income pilot program seems to be working, but Republicans want to kill it
How much better would your life be with an extra $500 a month—especially $500 a month with no strings attached? That’s what people behind the UpLift - The Central Iowa Basic Income program are...
Feb
2024
12
Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in Iowa, grocery prices rose 6.4% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
