Iowa Avian Flu Expands 21 Cases Amid Quarantines and Culling
Turkeys and chickens face widespread impacts as 16 million chickens and 1 million turkeys are euthanized and quarantined after 21 H5N2 cases in Iowa. Farmers like Graber and Yoder describe emotional strain and intensified biosecurity measures while officials warn the outbreak may rise.
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Graber
Ames
Tenterhooks
Madison County
Iowa
Yoder
Randy Olson
Iowa Poultry Association
Iowa Egg Council
Olson
Gretta Irwin
Iowa Turkey Federation
Tyson Foods
Storm Lake
West Liberty Foods
Yoder, Graber
Wayland-area
Iowa Declares Emergency Over Bird Flu Outbreak
Governor Terry Branstad and Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey announce an emergency declaration to coordinate state, federal, and local response to H5N2 bird flu across Buena Vista Cherokee Clay Kossuth Madison O Brien Osceola Pocahontas Sac Sioux counties. The order expands the emergency plan, allows asset deployment, permits disposal of infected birds, lifts truck weight limits, and enables checkpoints to curb spread through May 31. End.
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Buena Vista
Cherokee
Clay
Kossuth
Madison
O’brien
Osceola
Pocahontas
Sac
Sioux
Branstad
Iowa
Johnston
Northey
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Baltimore Officers in Custody in Gray Case Prosecution
President Obama pressed for full truth as six Baltimore officers were held at the Central Booking and Intake Center on charges ranging from second degree murder and manslaughter to assault and misconduct in office. Goodson faces potential 63 years. others up to 20 or 30 years if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barack Obama
Baltimore
Baltimore Central
Gerard Shields
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Caesar Goodson Jr
Gray
William Porter
Brian Rice
Alicia White
Garrett Miller
Goodson
Rice
Porter
Nero
Miller
White
Lawmakers abandon regents funding model in education budget
Both the House and Senate approved spending plans dropping the regents performance based funding model. Rep. Dave Jacoby says the approach is dead and warns it would pit UI ISU and UNI against each other. Regents press for a tuition freeze with ongoing talks with lawmakers.
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House
Senate
Regents
Dave Jacoby
Dcoralville
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
University of Northern Iowa
Board of Regents
Jacoby
Bruce Rastetter
Rastetter
Iowa
ISU
UNI
Pat Grassley
New Hartford
Regent
Scott Ketelsen
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Towa Agriculture
Bill Northey
Orlan
Love
Thegazette
Jina Slosiarek
the Gazette
Tim Graber
Wayland
Boshart
Reuters
Edward Nero
Vanessa.miller
Frank A. Varvaris and Associates
Third Street
Cedar Rapids
Disabilityplanning.org
Ene
Frank A. Varvaris
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