Des Moines Sun

Iowa 'looking to the community,' preparing to receive Afghan refugees

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 8, 2021

The Iowa business community appears to be settling around the idea of several hundred Afghan refugees soon being in the state to resettle.“Just found out today that an Afghan that I served with is one of the Afghan refugees that's being resettled in Iowa,” Iowa businessman and former National Guard veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq Ryan O’Leary tweeted.

'A complex issue': Iowa faces a worker shortage

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 7, 2021

Iowa resident Laura Abney warns it will take some heavy lifting for the state to raise itself out of its current employment crisis.“There is a worker shortage in Iowa,” Abney recently posted on Twitter.

Trooper Ted Benda is escorted home

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 31, 2021

Iowa State Trooper Theodore “Ted” Benda was recently feted with a vehicle procession across the state after succumbing to injuries he suffered earlier this month while responding to an on-duty-call.

Governor considering tax cuts because of surplus

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 17, 2019

With a reported $289 million surplus for fiscal year 2019 already in the bank, Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Richards is weighing the prospect of more tax cuts.