Reynolds signs hands free driving bill
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law banning handheld cellphone use while driving effective July 1. The measure passed with bipartisan support after years of advocacy, honoring a crash victim whose daughter urged action. Des Moines bureau report notes the policy aligns Iowa with 30 other states.
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Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on China and EU
President Trump announced broad new tariffs targeting nearly all trading partners. A 34 percent levy on imports from China and 20 percent on the European Union, with a 10 percent baseline, aims to boost domestic manufacturing and reshape postwar trade architecture. He warned of a looming global economic upheaval and stronger trade wars.
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U I O faculty report mixed well being and rising productivity barriers
The University of Iowa finds over half of 2024 survey respondents say they are thriving while 46 percent report struggling. Among 10,089 of 21,783 eligible staff, 55 percent cite too much to do, 39 percent face financial stress, and 31 percent say caregiving hampers productivity, with all barriers up from pre pandemic levels.
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Son’s hospice move spurs Iowa PPCC bill advancement
Shanna Sieck's son Mason died after lengthy cancer treatment, prompting a push for Iowa to create pediatric palliative care centers. House File 933, "Mason's Law," would license residential facilities for under 21 with life threatening illnesses, limiting to 12 patients per site.
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