Despite Virus Outbreak, Midwest States Work to Keep Meat Plants Open April 22, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of...
Tyson Foods: 2 Iowa Pork Plant Employees Dead After Virus Outbreak April 17, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley and David Pitt Two employees have died following a coronavirus outbreak that has sickened scores of Tyson Foods workers at a large pork...
Iowa Risk Pool Criticized for Travel Seeking to Block State Audit January 6, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley A group that insures local governments across Iowa is going to court to try to block the state auditor from...
Serious Workplace Safety Violations Found After Attacks at Iowa Psych Hospital November 13, 2019 By Ryan J. Foley Regulators have recommended a nearly $73,000 fine against the Iowa Department of Human Services after finding serious workplace safety violations...
Board of Iowa Public Entities Insurance Pool Criticized for Out-of-State Travel, Expenses September 18, 2019 By Ryan J. Foley Board members of an Iowa government insurance program have frequently held public meetings at posh out-of-state resorts, costing tens of...
3 Ex-Managers Claim U. Iowa Police Force Has Pattern of Bias January 2, 2019 By Ryan J. Foley Three former managers for the University of Iowa police force claim in lawsuits that their jobs were eliminated as part...
Civil Rights Commission: Iowa Employer Used Slurs to Disparage Black Workers December 19, 2018 By Ryan J. Foley The Iowa Civil Rights Commission is taking legal action to enforce a $14,700 judgment against a business owner accused of...
What States Have Done, and Not Done, About Guns September 28, 2018 By Ryan J. Foley Shortly after last year’s shooting massacre on the Las Vegas strip, Ohio Gov. John Kasich convened a panel to explore...
Iowa Governor Scrutinized for Accepting Flight on Sedgwick Jet September 14, 2018 By Ryan J. Foley Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds received approval from an ethics regulator to fly with her family to Iowa State’s bowl game...
Property Manager in Iowa City Ordered to Pay $5.6M in Worker’s Death February 14, 2018 By Ryan J. Foley A prominent Iowa City landlord was ordered to pay $5.6 million in damages after jurors held him responsible for the...