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News from July 2023

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Iowa: Individual income tax revenue down 38.9% as of Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $1.2 billion in individual income tax revenue for Iowa, a 38.9% decrease from the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Iowa during week ending July 1

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Iowa in the week ending July 1, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Iowa during week ending June 17?

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 172 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 17.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Iowa during week ending July 1

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Iowa in the week ending July 1, making up less than 1.8% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.

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ICYMI: Washington has sent more than $1.3 billion to China and Russia. Who's following the money?

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

Washington is borrowing money from China to give to China.

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ICYMI: Ernst Provisions Included in SASC-Passed Defense Bill

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), advanced several provisions to strengthen U.S. national security, support our servicemembers, and combat rising threats.

Grassley Condemns Biden Biofuels Bait-And-Switch

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 5, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), one of the Senate’s only corn farmers, criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule setting minimum biofuels blending levels for the next three years below current production capabilities.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Iowa during week ending June 17

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2023

Iowa's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Iowa's Q2 2023 individual income tax revenue down 3.2% from previous quarter

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $1.2 billion in individual income tax revenue for Iowa, a 3.2% decrease from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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124 people in 75-84 age group in Iowa are estimated to have died during week ending June 17

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 124 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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Ernst: Biden’s SBA Must Recover Fraud, Not Loosen Lending Standards

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 4, 2023

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Inspector General released the first comprehensive fraud estimate for SBA’s COVID programs.

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Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Hy-Capacity

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 4, 2023

Throughout this Congress, Ranking Member Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties.

Grassley to Hold Town Meetings in Montgomery, Page, Ringgold and Clayton Counties

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 4, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold town meetings on Tuesday, June 27, in Red Oak, on Wednesday, June 28, in Clarinda and Mount Ayr and on Thursday, June 29, in Elkader as part of his annual 99 county meetings.

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CDC estimates 113 people in 65-74 age group in Iowa died during week ending June 17

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 113 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 17.

Grassley: Hunter Plea Deal Can’t Be Final Word

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), made the following statement regarding Hunter Biden’s reported plea deal, which was limited to federal tax violations and a firearm offense.

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Ernst, Kaine Solution to Fentanyl Crisis Advances in Armed Services Committee

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) advanced their bipartisan solution to address the fentanyl crisis as a national security threat in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.

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Ernst One Step Closer to Banning Defense Dollars to Researchers Who May Have Leaked COVID-19; Launching Investigation Pinpointing Other Potential Pandemic-Causing Projects

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance, the group that funneled nearly $2 million of U.S. taxpayer money into the lab for dangerous coronavirus experiments that may have caused the COVID-19 pandemic, is one step closer to being permanently banned from receiving Department of Defense (DoD) dollars as a result of U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) successfully attaching her amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the Senate Armed Services Committee this week.

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Grassley Joins Bipartisan Resolution to Reaffirm U.S. Security Priorities Ahead of 2023 NATO Summit

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, joined Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to introduce a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. security priorities ahead of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Attorney General Bird Response to Supreme Court Halting President Biden's Student Debt Cancellation Plan

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after the United States Supreme Court's decision to halt President Biden's student debt cancellation plan.

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Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Ringgold County in Response to Severe Weather

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jul 3, 2023

On July 1, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Ringgold County in response to severe weather that occurred on June 29.