Some communities in northwest Iowa hit by massive flooding this summer are now able to apply for FEMA money to purchase damaged homes. Rock Valley has sent its application today, asking for funding to buy 110 homes. If approved, an eligible homeowner will get paid the value of their property before the natural disaster. To […] View Full Story
The chairman of the Iowa Senate Commerce Committee is proposing creation of an Iowa “business court” — hoping it will prompt big businesses to declare Iowa as home base. For more than a century, many corporate executives have chosen Delaware to be the legal home for their companies due to Delaware’s courts and two-thirds of […] View Full Story
Farm groups are urging state officials to continue funding development of livestock vaccines for bird flu and other foreign animal diseases like African Swine Fever and Food and Mouth Disease. “Aside from total depopulation, which takes a toll not only on producers, but on our rural economies, vaccination remains the best way to stop the […] View Full Story
