WASHINGTON DC (April 10, 2020) — FDA is sharing information about best practices to operate retail food stores, restaurants, and associated pick-up and delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard workers and consumers.

Q: How might scammers exploit the pandemic to steal Iowans’ recovery payments?

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (April 10, 2020) — Joseph Field of Bettendorf, Iowa, is one of more than 100 men and women in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets being recognized for their academic and military leadership and excellence, despite a closed campus.

At no time in the history of this nation has the government (federal or state) ever attempted to impose such onerous restrictions on the rights of religious individuals as we are seeing play out in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 9, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Revenue announced today conditional penalty relief for tax-payers required to make estimated payments.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 9, 2020) — Scott County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Roxanna Moritz announced she is consolidating polling places for the June 2, 2020 Primary Election in an effort to combat spread of COVID-19. Moritz said she temporarily is reducing the number of polling places to 23 from the usual 63.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 9, 2020) — The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 125 additional positive cases for a total of 1,270 positive cases. There have been an additional 882 negative tests for a total of 13,703 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.

According to IDPH, an additional 2 deaths were also reported.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 9, 2020) — To meet the needs of people living in western Illinois dealing with the COVID-19 crisis, four local funders have announced a Rapid Response Fund with immediate assistance of $325,000 distributed this week.

WASHINGTON DC (April 9, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 9, 2020) - VanDerGinst Law PC is spearheading an initiative called "Masks of Love" to help address the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community. During this crisis, a number of workers have experienced loss of employment, and as a result face an uncertain financial future.

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