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State Tipoffs Involving Iowa Newsletter for Saturday May 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Naig Applauds Bipartisan Committee Passage of House Farm Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on May 24, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today applauded the House Agriculture Committee's bipartisan passage of the new Farm Bill. He thanked Representatives Feenstra and Nunn, members of the Committee, as well as the entire Iowa delegation, for their work to incorporate Iowa's priorities: "Iowa farmers and consumers need a strong and comprehensive Farm Bill, and the House Agriculture  more

Iowa Gov. Reynolds Announces Approval of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Adair, Polk, Story, and Montgomery Counties
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Governor Kim Reynolds announced today that President Biden has approved Iowa's request for a Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa counties where significant damage was sustained from severe storms and widespread flooding that occurred on May 21, 2024. "I want thank President Biden for expediting my request for federal assistance, and I greatly appreciate the responsiveness of FEMA Administr  more

Iowa Gov. Reynolds Issues Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for 10 Additional Counties Impacted by Recent Severe Weather
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster emergency proclamation for 10 additional counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 21, 2024. The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and Disaster Case Advocacy Program for the following counties: Calh  more

Iowa Gov. Reynolds: Iowa Counties Approved for USDA Assistance Following Severe Weather in April
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: This morning, Governor Reynolds spoke with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the severe weather event in Iowa on April 26th, 2024, and her request on May 14, 2024, for USDA disaster assistance for impacted farmers. Secretary Vilsack informed the Governor that USDA has determined that Iowa meets the requirements for an FSA Administrator's Physical Loss Notificat  more

Iowa Workforce Development: Additional Disaster Unemployment Assistance Now Available for Four Iowa Counties
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 25 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release: Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available to eligible individuals as a result of a Major Disaster Declaration signed by President Biden on May 24, 2024. Iowa Workforce Development is now accepting applications (https://workforce.iowa.gov/unemployment/dua) for DUA from individuals in Adair, Polk, Story, and Montgomery Counties whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to   more