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Local legislators not supportive of bills removing vaccine requirements

Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the bill on Feb. ...

Farmhouse Floral offers creative arrangements, workshops

CONRAD — Farmhouse Floral, located at 1030 Underwood Ave. just south of Conrad, opened late last year with the goal of providing flower arrangements that go beyond the traditional bouquet. Owned and operated by husband/wife team Mike and Amy Weeks, this endeavor is the culmination of ...

Iowa House passes ‘compromise’ 2% per-pupil education funding rate

Iowa House lawmakers passed the state’s per-pupil funding package Thursday for K-12 schools, amending the measure to a 2 percent rate that House Republicans said was a “compromise” reached between the legislative chambers and Gov. Kim Reynolds. The 2 percent State Supplemental Aid ...

Farmers tired of being sacrificial ‘pawns’ with tariffs

Some Iowa farmers and cattle ranchers have been negatively impacted by tariffs and are speaking out. On Wednesday, Berleen Wobeter of Tama County, Dave Muhlbauer of Crawford and Ryan Marquardt of Madison participated in a virtual roundtable hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) to voice ...