Survey: Iowa, Nebraska non-profits struggle to lower 29% turnover rate
A new report shows non-profit organizations across the region are facing severe workforce shortages, and potential solutions revolve around boosting salaries and benefits. Anne Hindery is CEO of the Omaha-based […]
Potential VP to headline Iowa Democratic Party fundraiser
There’s a new level of interest in an Iowa Democratic Party banquet this weekend. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, booked weeks ago to headline a party fundraiser in Des Moines this […]
Ernst says Harris had a duty to attend Netanyahu speech
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican from Red Oak, today said Vice President Kamala Harris had an obligation to be in Washington, D.C. today for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]
Pate and federal official host online anti-human trafficking seminar
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says police often classify cases of human trafficking as some other type of offense, like a drug crime, but hotlines are fielding more reports […]
Secret Service bodycam footage of Trump rally shooter unveiled by Grassley
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is releasing new video and documents relating to the assassination attempt on former President Trump in Pennsylvania earlier this month. Bodycam footage from local law enforcement […]
Feds are still assessing damage in NW Iowa a full month after floods
One month after flooding devasted the northwest Iowa town of Rock Valley, the mayor says work is still underway to bring in temporary housing. Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo says the […]
Exec says ‘cold war’ over between oil industry and biofuel producers
After feuding for decades, the leader of the American Petroleum Institute says the oil and gas industry has a shared mission with biofuels producers. Mike Sommers (like “summers”) is president […]
Auditor says contract cost doubles for firm managing state-funded ESAs
State Auditor Rob Sand is raising questions about changes in the state contract with Odyssey, the company managing taxpayer funded Education Savings Accounts for private school students in Iowa. Sand […]
Grassley: Secret Service boss quitting is just the start of what’s needed
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the attempted assassination of former President Trump cast major doubt on Secret Service policies and procedures. “Obviously everything that I’ve heard, either the non-answers or […]