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The Des Moines Register dug into where $2.81 billion in federal stimulus money related to the COVID-19 pandemic and under the control of Gov. Kim Reynolds is being spent in Iowa. There's more money to be spent.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: September 8, 2020
A University of Iowa incoming freshman talks about her harrowing experience with the university's treatment of her positive COVID-19 test, which led to an apology.
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Posted on: August 22, 2020
Iowa's chief public health official said she let the state release flawed COVID-19 data that was used to guide school officials for re-opening.
Source: Associated Press
Posted on: August 21, 2020
A University of Iowa incoming freshman's complaints about his treatment at a residence hall after testing positive for COVID-19 led to an apology from the university.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: August 21, 2020
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is pushing for federal enforcement of sanctions against La' James International College, which received coronavirus pandemic aid while being accused of ripping off students with deceptive business practices.
Source: Des Moines Register
Posted on: August 10, 2020
The $5.4 million the state of Iowa paid people because of mistakes by state employees or agencies in the fiscal year that ended June 30 was the most in five years.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: August 10, 2020
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has pushed $21 million in COVID-19 aid to help pay for an Iowa computer system.
Source: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Posted on: August 7, 2020
The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting conducted an eight-month review of health studies, government data and interviews with researchers, undocumented residents and community leaders on the aftermath of the 2018 raid in Mt. Pleasant, finding that families and the community remain traumatized by the events, long after the attention by national media and local support waned. The raid at MPC Enterprises is part of a trend of increasing worksite raids, according to a Midwest Center analysis of federal data and interviews with immigration officials.
Source: Investigate Midwest
Posted on: April 1, 2020
In signing a $50 million contract for a new cloud-based computer system, the state of Iowa sidestepped traditional competitive bidding procedures and chose a company with little state government experience whose lobbyist is Gov. Kim Reynolds' former chief of staff.
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette
Posted on: February 28, 2020
Some Iowans who work with the state's Department of Natural Resources are concerned about whether or not the department's new leadership has a grip on environmental and natural resources issues, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports.
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch
Posted on: February 18, 2020