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A federal piece of legislation designed to help Afghan evacuees didn't make it through Congress this year. Refugee support organizations will continue to advocate for federal solutions to immigration backlogs for Afghan evacuees.
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In January, $600 checks are headed to eligible frontline farmworkers and meatpacking workers for expenses incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A former military intelligence commander for Afghanistan forces is now helping fellow Afghans who resettled in Iowa after Taliban rule overtook their home nation.
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An activist group claims Johnson County left the Congolese community out of its COVID pandemic assistance program. But that’s not the whole story.
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Presidential historians discuss how fear of the unknown and apprehension about the future give rise to theories that many believe — and how instances throughout history relate to current conspiracy thinking.
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Auditors share how new voting laws are impacting early voters, plus more from this week's headlines.
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A Des Moines horror tour partners with Iowa Radio Reading Information Service to make the spooky tour accessible to the blind and visually impaired.
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Immigrants in some states can’t get Medicaid due to a federal law that bars many people on visas and green cards from receiving public assistance, including Medicaid, for their first five years in the country.
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Many Afghans who arrived in Iowa last year only are permitted to live in the U.S. temporarily. A new coalition is working to help as many of them receive permanent legal status as possible.
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West Liberty has seen three resignations in as many months, and now the city's ARPA funded direct assistance program is facing pushback.