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Iowa allows unemployment benefits for those who lost their job over vaccination status

By Karla Florez | Nov 7, 2021

Iowa officials recently determined the accepted unemployment benefit eligibility for workers who were fired for not being vaccinated.

Reynolds opposes latest COVID-related CDC recommendations, declares them 'counterproductive to our vaccination efforts'

By Karla Florez | Aug 19, 2021

As the Center for Disease Control and Prevention continues to alter its COVID-19-related recommendations, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds continues to voice her belief that safety precautions should remain a personal choice to all residents.

Masks still optional after Polk County Public Schools elementary school COVID-19 outbreak

By Karla Florez | Aug 17, 2021

Polk County Public Schools ordered Holland Elementary School to close after several staff members tested positive for COVID-19.