Frigid Midwest cold returns with storms and wind chills
The Midwest faces record cold as a storm from the East Coast dumps rain and lowers temperatures. Wind chills drop below zero in North Dakota Minnesota and Wisconsin while Chicago reports a 4 degree low and gusts over 40 mph. City warming centers open as officials urge staying indoors and icy conditions threaten ships on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
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Iowa Revenue Gap With Tax Cuts Shapes Next Budget
State projections show 2025 general fund revenue at 8.726 billion against an 8.91 billion spending baseline, creating a 184 million shortfall. Lawmakers could trim spending, use a 2+ billion surplus, or tap 3.7 billion in the Taxpayer Relief Fund to cover gaps. Personal income tax is down 665 million, 12 percent, amid multi-bill tax cuts since 2019. The report notes 2025 will see a 3.8 percent flat income tax and a 4.3 percent rise in sales tax revenue, with lawmakers and parties split over the implications for households and programs.
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Americans spend more years sick than rest of world
A Mayo Clinic study shows Americans live 12.4 years in illness on average, up from 10.9 in 2000, and the healthspan lifespan gap worldwide rose to 9.6 years by 2019. The report links chronic disease burden to longer life spans and highlights mental health and musculoskeletal disorders as major U.S. factors, with women more affected.
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Iowa federal commutations grant up to 35 years pardoned
Commutations in Iowa reduce sentences for inmates convicted from 2004 onward. Recipients include a Cedar Rapids man who hid meth in stuffed animals and a Marion rodeo clown who grew marijuana, among others such as a Cedar Rapids woman with meth and several for crack cocaine or fentanyl distribution. No parole exists in the federal system, but good-behavior credits may shorten time.
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