Highlights in this edition:
- $100 Million Broadband Grant Recipients Announced
- Thirty-nine applicants have been awarded
- September High Quality Jobs Awards Go to Rural Iowa
- The awards will assist in the creation of 586 jobs and result in nearly $48.8 million in new capital investment
- 60% Of Iowa Parents Approve of Governor Reynolds Handling of Education
- Republicans in the Legislature worked hand-in-hand with Governor Reynolds to get students back to in-person classrooms last February over the objections of Democrats
- Mask Mandates Back in Schools Despite Parents’ Objections
- Children from pre-school to high school have complained of depression, anxiety, and other mental health impacts from mandatory masks
- COVID Hospitalizations Among College Students in Counties Containing Public Universities Extremely Low
- In Story County just two people under the age of 50 are currently hospitalized for COVID
