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Iowa Child Care Centers’ Unexpected Struggle During Coronavirus
When state Rep. Tracy Ehlert opened her at-home child care center to accommodate families impacted by the pandemic, she expected a wave of children needing somewhere to go now that schools are closed. What Ehlert and other child care providers have experienced in Iowa, however, is a decline in business so severe it is threatening…
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Ernst, Young Play Up Anti-China Messaging During Town Hall
2020 candidates Joni Ernst and David Young took to the internet Wednesday evening to answer questions from voters and provide their thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic, largely centering their talking points on China and the role critics believe their government played in worsening the public health crisis. A majority of the 30-minute Facebook Live event…
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Ernst, Young Play Up Anti-China Messaging During Town Hall
2020 candidates Joni Ernst and David Young took to the internet Wednesday evening to answer questions from voters and provide their thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic, largely centering their talking points on China and the role critics believe their government played in worsening the public health crisis. A majority of the 30-minute Facebook Live event…
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Finkenauer: If Trump Uses DPA For Plants, Must Also For PPE
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat packing plants and other food processing facilities open amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move he has not taken to secure personal protective equipment despite pleas from lawmakers and essential workers. Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has made utilizing the Defense…
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Finkenauer: If Trump Uses DPA For Plants, Must Also For PPE
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat packing plants and other food processing facilities open amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move he has not taken to secure personal protective equipment despite pleas from lawmakers and essential workers. Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has made utilizing the Defense…
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Finkenauer: If Trump Uses DPA For Plants, Must Also For PPE
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday invoking the Defense Production Act to keep meat packing plants and other food processing facilities open amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move he has not taken to secure personal protective equipment despite pleas from lawmakers and essential workers. Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer has made utilizing the Defense…
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Iowa Republicans Praise Trump Order Keeping Packing Plants Open
Based in part on the urging of Iowa’s top Republican officials, President Donald Trump reportedly will sign an executive order today to mandate meatpacking plants stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg first broke the news late Tuesday morning, reporting Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act “to order the companies to stay open as…
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Iowa Republicans Praise Trump Order Keeping Packing Plants Open
Based in part on the urging of Iowa’s top Republican officials, President Donald Trump reportedly will sign an executive order today to mandate meatpacking plants stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bloomberg first broke the news late Tuesday morning, reporting Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act “to order the companies to stay open as…
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Ernst: ‘Iowa Has Fared Pretty Well’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation’s largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state “has fared pretty well” during the pandemic. “Iowa has fared pretty well. We are a very rural state, but some…
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Ernst: ‘Iowa Has Fared Pretty Well’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
Iowa has the fourth-highest growth rate of coronavirus in the country and some of the nation’s largest numbers of cases per capita, yet in a recent interview with Breitbart, Sen. Joni Ernst said the state “has fared pretty well” during the pandemic. “Iowa has fared pretty well. We are a very rural state, but some…
