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Month: May 2020

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National

How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect hurricane disaster planning

Darwin Brandis/iStockBy EDEN DAVID, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane season is approaching, and this year's may present unique challenges because of COVID-19."It's another heavy lift to think about a second kind of disaster, when we're all dealing with the pandemic," Vivi Siegel, senior health communication specialist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, said in a recent virtual briefing.With the pandemic forcing […]

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Blood clots clogged lungs of African American COVID-19 victims, study says

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 358,000 people worldwide.Over 5.9 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due […]

todayMay 30, 2020

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Applications being accepted for renters, homeowners facing eviction

Renters and homeowners who can’t make monthly payments because of the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for assistance through the Iowa Finance Authority. Renters who qualify may receive up to $3200 over a four month period. Iowans earning less than 80 percent of the median income for their county may be eligible, but the payments […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 29, 2020

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Governor to resume working out of Iowa capitol

For the past 12 weeks, Governor Kim Reynolds has been holding news conferences on weekdays to discuss the pandemic. She’s also been working out of the emergency operations center at the Iowa National Guard’s armory at Camp Dodge. “Iowans are gradually getting back to life and business as usual and it’s time for me and […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 29, 2020

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Prediction of state’s tax take lowered by $360 million

Iowa lawmakers will have to pare down the state spending plans they were drafting before the pandemic hit. The state Revenue Estimating Conference met this afternoon and lowered its estimate of state tax collections. The governor’s budget director and a division chief from the Legislative Services Agency were more optimistic about an economic recovery than […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 29, 2020

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Governor comments on death of Minnesota man and Minneapolis riots

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says the video showing the death of a Minnesota man in police custody is heartbreaking, but destructive protests aren’t the answer. “As Americans, we have a right to peacefully protest and we should, but riots and violence serve nobody,” Reynolds says. “That doesn’t even do justice to his memory.” Reynolds says […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 29, 2020

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Breda woman creates website for direct buying from farmers

More Iowans are buying food directly from farmers during the pandemic, with Facebook groups and other social media connecting producers and customers. Jenna Anthofer of Breda started the group IA Farm 2 Table on Facebook May 10th and now has more than two-thousand people signed on from Iowa and neighboring states. She says the group […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayMay 29, 2020

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U-I study finds rain can prolong the impact of pollen for allergy sufferers

A University of Iowa study finds tiny tree pollen particles can hang in the air for a long time after a rain shower, causing grief for allergy and asthma sufferers. U-I chemistry professor Betsy Stone is the study’s author who led a team into the rainy outdoors of Iowa City on 28 separate days early […]Powered by WPeMatico

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Iowa Utility Board Lifts Disconnection Moratorium

FOR IMMEIDATE RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION: Kevin Wheeler General Manager/CEO Access Energy Cooperative 1800 W Washington St PO Box 440 Mt Pleasant IA 52641 319-385-1577 kwheeler@accessenergycoop.com Effective May 28, 2020, the Iowa Utilities Board lifted the disconnection moratorium for Iowa electric cooperatives and municipal utilities.  In response, effective June 1, 2020, Access Energy Cooperative will resume normal disconnection procedures as specified in the cooperative tariff. Access Energy Cooperative is a locally […]

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