Whirlpool announced today it is laying off 650 people at its Amana facility in eastern Iowa on June 1st. Iowa Federation of Labor president Charlie Wishman says state and federal leaders are part of the reason for the layoffs. “Rural manufacturing is dying all over the place, and especially in this state, and we need […]
Iowa legislature votes to increase penalty for animal torture
The legislature has unanimously passed a bill that raises the penalty for animal torture to a felony, with a potential sentence
