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Iowa hospitals' financial losses mount amid COVID-19

Iowa hospitals lost an estimated $433 million in March through October because of COVID-19, the Iowa Hospital Association said in a report released Wednesday, Dec. 16. The association reported

By Lyle Muller, IowaWatch

/ 16 Dec 2020

Iowa hospitals' financial losses mount amid COVID-19

GRAPHIC: Poultry plants were already dangerous. Then came COVID-19.

There had been about 8 deaths a year on average across the poultry industry — until this year.

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 16 Dec 2020

GRAPHIC: Poultry plants were already dangerous. Then came COVID-19.

Without federal oversight, some states protect workers from COVID-19, others shield businesses from lawsuits

Advocates have said safety measures need to be enforceable in order to protect workers. Without the feds, some states have stepped in and done so.

By Frank Hernandez, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 16 Dec 2020

Without federal oversight, some states protect workers from COVID-19, others shield businesses from lawsuits

Opinion: The top agricultural story of 2020 is...

In a normal year we would be debating several worthy agricultural stories as the most important. We certainly would be taking a hard look at the continuing dicamba herbicide saga. 2020 saw the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit de-register dicamba formulations in the middle of the growing s

By Dave Dickey, Columnist

/ 16 Dec 2020

Opinion: The top agricultural story of 2020 is...

Health and Human Services provider relief fund allocations in Iowa as of Dec. 4, 2020

Relief payments distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration have gone to the following Iowa health care providers, as

By IowaWatch database of U.S. HHS data compiled by Lyle Muller

/ 4 Dec 2020

Evans: There are many reasons for gratitude

With all of the frustrations, the tragedies and the maddening political chaos that have been with us this year, I have the perfect recipe for our Thanksgiving celebrations. No, it

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 26 Nov 2020

Evans: There are many reasons for gratitude

Death, illness prompt plea for Iowans to take personal COVID-19 safety measures

The state's hospital and nursing leaders in Iowa pleaded Tuesday with Iowans to take safety steps to stop the spread of COVID-19 as the glut of cases continued to tax their ability to help people with the virus. "We have folks new in health care and those who have been around for decades who are ast

By Lyle Muller, IowaWatch

/ 24 Nov 2020

Death, illness prompt plea for Iowans to take personal COVID-19 safety measures

Health and Human Services provider relief fund allocations in Iowa as of Nov. 17, 2020

Relief payments distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration have gone to the following Iowa health care providers, as

By IowaWatch database of U.S. HHS data compiled by Lyle Muller

/ 24 Nov 2020

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer

Newly obtained confidential outbreak data shows how COVID-19 spread through communities this summer.

By georgia-gee-stabile-center-for-investigative-journalism-columbia-journalism-school-derek-kravitz-brown-institute-for-media-innovation-and-sky-chadde-midwest-center-for-investigative-reporting, Georgia Gee, Stabile Center Investigative Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Derek Kravitz, Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 23 Nov 2020

More confidential Illinois outbreak reports show how COVID-19 spread over the summer

Plagued by COVID outbreaks, the meatpacking industry could be forced to change under Biden

While president-elect Joe Biden has not announced any specific plans to protect meatpacking workers, advocates believe there are things he could, and should, do.

By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, Rachel Axon, USA TODAY and Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY

/ 20 Nov 2020

Plagued by COVID outbreaks, the meatpacking industry could be forced to change under Biden

Evans: World War II lesson is ignored in this pandemic

Forgive me, but I don’t think Americans are as tough as we used to be. Specifically, I don’t think many of us see the big picture the way

By Randy Evans / Stray Thoughts

/ 16 Nov 2020

Evans: World War II lesson is ignored in this pandemic

'They think workers are like dogs.' How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits.

USA TODAY and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting spent five months piecing together the pivotal moments in the Triumph Foods outbreak, interviewing more than a dozen current and former workers and examining thousands of pages of government records.

By Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, Kevin Crowe, USA TODAY and Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest

/ 11 Nov 2020

'They think workers are like dogs.' How pork plant execs sacrificed safety for profits.