There were 10 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending June 24, a 23.1% decrease from the previous week.
Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, welcomed the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) nursing home quality information website, Care Compare.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed the inclusion of his Understanding the True Cost of College Act in a legislative package introduced by Grassley and five Senate colleagues as a responsible alternative to the Biden administration’s student debt transfer proposal.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Pentagon watchdog’s superficial explanation of its review of potential misconduct by General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS).
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), are once again urging President Joe Biden to approve federal assistance for activities related to last month’s building collapse in Davenport.
There were 120 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending June 17, a 11.1% decrease from the previous week.
Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency announcing the RFS volumes for 2023 through 2025:
There were 24 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Iowa in the week ending June 17, making up 4.4% of total deaths by all causes in Iowa.
There were 123 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending June 17, a 8.8% increase over the previous week.
On June 19, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced a new broadband grant opportunity for internet service providers.
There were 20 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending June 17, a 20% decrease from the previous week.