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News from May 2023

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222 people age 85 and older in Iowa are estimated to have died during week ending May 13

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 31, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 222 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 13.

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Gov. Reynolds Signs Several Bills Related to Education

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Gov. Reynolds released the following statement after signing several bills relating to education:

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Attorney General Bird Response to Supreme Court WOTUS Decision Protecting Iowa Farmers and Landowners

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird released the following statement today after SCOTUS issued a decision in Sackett v. EPA to protect American landowners.

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Gov. Reynolds appoints Elizabeth Dupuich as District Judge

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Elizabeth Dupuich as a district judge in Judicial District 6.

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Students First Education Savings Account Application Period Opens May 31 at 8 a.m.

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 31, 2023

Governor Reynolds’ landmark Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) program, which promotes universal school choice for K-12 students in Iowa, officially opens for applications on Wednesday, May 31, at 8 a.m.

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Gov. Reynolds, Gov. Pillen, and Gov. Parson Urge EPA to Increase RFS Biodiesel Volumes

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 30, 2023

On May 25, Governor Kim Reynolds led a letter joined by Gov. Pillen of Nebraska and Gov. Parson of Missouri urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase volumes of biodiesels in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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Gov. Reynolds Signs Several Bills into Law

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 30, 2023

On May 26, Gov. Reynolds signed the following bills into law:

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CDC estimates 125 people in 75-84 age group in Iowa died during week ending May 13

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 30, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 125 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Analysis: Iowa one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Hawkeye Reporter shows that Iowa is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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CDC predicts 113 people in 65-74 age group in Iowa died during week ending May 13

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 29, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 113 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Letter Opposing President Biden’s Unconstitutional Efforts to Raise Debt Ceiling

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 29, 2023

Attorney General Bird joined 18 other states in a letter opposing President Joe Biden’s efforts to misuse the Fourteenth Amendment to single-handedly and unconstitutionally raise the federal debt ceiling.

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Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Gregg announce grant awards to launch Iowa United First Aid pilot program in three counties

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 29, 2023

On May 24, Governor Kim Reynolds, Lt. Governor Adam Gregg, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced that three $50,000 grants have been awarded to Calhoun County Public Health, Cass County Board of Health, and Van Buren County Hospital to test an innovative program aimed at decreasing emergency response times in rural Iowa.

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Ernst Works to Keep Iowa Resources in Iowa

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is renewing her effort to ensure resources for Iowans stay in Iowa through the Rural Housing Accessibility Act.

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Who made the biggest political contributions in Iowa during week ending May 27?

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 28, 2023

The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending May 27 can be found here.

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Iowa deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending May 13

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 28, 2023

Iowa's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of May 13: 62 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died in Iowa

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 62 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Ernst Applauds Supreme Court Ruling That Scraps Biden’s Overreaching Water Rule

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 28, 2023

On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court rightfully ruled in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, overturning Biden’s ill-conceived Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act.

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Ernst Calls Out ATF Bureaucrats Posing as Law Enforcement to Scam Taxpayers, Waste Millions

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 27, 2023

According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) whistleblowers and confirmed by an Office of Special Counsel report, the ATF has routinely misclassified administrative positions as law enforcement jobs, improperly costing the federal agency millions in pay and enhanced benefits over a five-year span.

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Week ending May 13 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in Iowa

By Hawkeye Reporter | May 27, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 12 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 13.

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Attorney General Bird Joins 49 State Coalition to Sue Avid Telecom Over Illegal, Fraudulent Robocalls

By Hawkeye Reporter Report | May 26, 2023

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 48 other states in a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, its owner, and its chief officers for facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of Americans.