Iowa Cracks Down on 'Contractors' (New York Times) Iowa lawmakers are cracking down on employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors to avoid payroll taxes and benefits. |
Heavy rain, flash floods drench Iowa (USA Today) Thunderstorms erupted across Iowa late Thursday and early Friday, bringing heavy rain to a state that's trying to recover from record flooding a month ago. |
FEMA Gets Better Grades in Iowa (Time Magazine) The post-Katrina emergency management agency is doing better in responding to the Iowa floods. But there are still some complaints |
Iowa football recruit arrested (The Des Moines Register) Iowa football recruit Riley Reiff was arrested at 2:45 a.m. today for public intoxication and interference with official acts after leading at least eight officers on a foot chase that lasted 20 minutes, according to a report filed with the Iowa City Police Dept. |
Mold found in some Iowa FEMA housing units (The Gazette) Mold has been discovered in housing units being brought into Iowa by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and people already living in some local FEMA homes are being encouraged to seek alternative housing while the issue is addressed, officials said Saturday.The mold was found on the doors and doorjambs of the exterior hot-water heater compartments of some of the homes en route to Iowa, ... |