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Minnesota governor proposes using budget surplus for stimulus checks for taxpayers

Many Minnesota taxpayers would receive stimulus checks under a bill Assistant Majority Leader State Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, introduced Tuesday. Single filers and married individuals who filed a separate return would... Read more »

COVID-19 vaccine mandate of Medicaid facility workers in Iowa stalls

The COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) facilities in 10 states, including Iowa, has paused as of a court decision issued Monday. U.S.... Read more »

Iowa City mayor issues mask order without set end date

Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague announced in a news release Wednesday that he has “indefinitely extended” the mask order he established Aug. 19 “due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” Under the order, every person... Read more »

Iowa places third in U.S. for quickest rate of COVID-19 recovery

With a total score of 72.94, Iowa has the third quickest rate of recovery from COVID-19 in the United States since last week, WalletHub reported. Only South Dakota and Maine, which had total... Read more »