Treading Water: Midwest Water Efforts Lag in Clean-Up
A Gazette investigation tracks nitrate and phosphorus reductions along the Mississippi corridor. States from Minnesota to Indiana push laws and funds but progress remains limited, threatening drinking water, recreation, farming livelihoods, and Gulf shrimpers. Coming Sunday reports detail underfunded, unfocused conservation efforts.
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Cedar Rapids freight broker jailed for bank fraud
David Giannetto, 63, owner of Professional Freight Sales Inc., was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for defrauding Farmers State Bank of about 872000 by selling fake invoices for at least 550000. He pleaded guilty in May and faces five years of supervised release.
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Public high school readiness data delayed in Iowa
Vanessa Miller reports Iowa has not updated the Postsecond ary Readiness Reports website since November 2017. The Department of Education plans mid December updates after methodology changes, part of a broader Future Ready Iowa goal to 70 percent of residents with education or training beyond high school by 2025.
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