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News from June 2023

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Who contributed the most in Iowa during week ending June 17?

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 18, 2023

The top 10 political contributions made during the week ending June 17 can be found here.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Iowa during week June 3

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 18, 2023

Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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13 people die in Iowa from kidney disease in week ending June 17

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 18, 2023

There were 13 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending June 17, a 30% increase over the previous week.

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116 people in 65-74 age group in Iowa are estimated to have died during week ending June 3

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 18, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 116 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 3.

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Iowa: 54 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died during week ending June 3

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 54 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 3.

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Ernst Works to Address Childcare Access in Rural Iowa

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is supporting the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act of 2023 to expand childcare access in agricultural and rural communities.

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Gov. Reynolds Joins Letter to Congress Urging Congress to Protect Ag Industry

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 16, 2023

On June 13, Gov. Kim Reynolds joined 10 other Republican governors in a letter to congressional leadership to support the reintroduction of the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression Act, a bill that would uphold the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by preventing states from impeding interstate agricultural trade.

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Ranking Member Ernst Works to Overhaul, Refocus Failing SBA Entrepreneurship Program

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 16, 2023

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program, one of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) core entrepreneurial development programs, has been plagued by poor performance, waste, and ongoing failures to reach women-owned entrepreneurs and small businesses in rural America.

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Ernst: Your taxpayer dollars should NOT fund our foreign adversaries

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 15, 2023

On JUNE 7, 2023, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called out the Biden administration and federal bureaucrats for out-of-control spending without proper oversight and transparency.

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Gov. Reynolds Announces SBA Disaster Assistance for Davenport Apartments Collapse

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 15, 2023

On June 16, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has granted her request to provide assistance in the form of low-interest disaster loans for residents and businesses impacted by the partial building collapse of The Hotel Davenport Apartments.

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Gov. Reynolds: 'The response to the Students First ESA program has been overwhelming'

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 14, 2023

Response to Iowa’s school voucher program has far exceeded projections with more than 15,000 applicants signing up in the first week.

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Q&A: Flag Day

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 14, 2023

Q: What is Flag Day?

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Ernst Slams Biden’s Nominee for Deputy Administrator of the SBA

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, slammed Biden’s nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) for his failure to be transparent with the committee, unwillingness to decrease burdensome regulations, and concerns about his commitment to fully recover fraudulent SBA COVID funds.

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Attorney General Bird Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Iowans and Americans Deceived by TurboTax

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 14, 2023

Attorney General Bird announced that Iowans who were scammed by TurboTax’s owner, Intuit, into paying for free tax services began receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022.

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Gov Reynolds Statement on DOJ Indictment of President Trump

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 14, 2023

Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to former President Donald Trump announcing an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice:

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Iowa: 195 people age 85 and older are estimated to have died during week ending May 27

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 13, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 195 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 27.

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Death expectancy exceeds death count in Iowa during week ending May 27

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jun 13, 2023

Iowa's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 27, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Grassley & Comer On Fox News: The FBI Is Covering For President Biden

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 13, 2023

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member and long-time whistleblower advocate Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) yesterday joined Jesse Watters on Fox News to discuss government oversight of the FBI. Grassley and Comer blasted FBI Director Christopher Wray’s refusal to produce a subpoenaed, unclassified record alleging criminal activity involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national, and demanded the FBI show its work to the American people.

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Grassley, Bipartisan Colleagues Work To Combat Chinese Dumping, Stand Up For American Farmers

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 13, 2023

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on June 8, 2023, joined Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) to reintroduce the China Trade Cheating Restitution Act in a continued effort to counter the Chinese Communist Party and stand up for American farmers and agricultural producers.

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Attorney General Bird Announces $102.5 Million Settlement to Increase Availability of Opioid Treatments

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | Jun 13, 2023

Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Iowa and a coalition of 41 other states negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with Indivior Inc., manufacturer of the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone. Iowa will receive over $1 million from the settlement.