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A bill in the Iowa legislature would place restrictions on using appraisals for future storm damage, and opponents worry about the impact on household

As phone companies prepare to shut down their 3G networks, officials are urging Granite Staters to check if they use any affected devices. AT&T already shut down its 3G network in February, T-Mobile has plans to do so in July and Verizon at the end of the year. Mark Doyle, director, division of emergency services and communications for the New Hampshire Department of Safety, noted the transition away from 3G is to build capacity for newer networks, such as 5G, which is growing rapidly and ...

A recent report found Tennessee households pay more than $6,000 a year on prescriptions, far more than the national average of around $4,000 dollars. Yesterday, U.S. Senate lawmakers held a hearing on prescription-drug pricing, as inflation continues to drive up prices. ...

Local credit union employees are providing volunteer financial counseling services to QVC plant employees and their immediate families who were impacted by the Rocky Mount warehouse fire. The 1.5 million square foot distribution facility was severely damaged by a fire last December. Coastal Credit Union Branch Manger Shane Lancaster said residents can receive assistance with managing bills and income, miming damage to credit and navigating retirement. ...

Cleanup continues from last weekends deadly tornadoes in Iowa. A bill in the legislature would place restrictions on using appraisals for future storm damage, and opponents worry about the impact on households who have seen their share of recent disasters. The measure, which has already cleared the House, would prohibit homeowners from seeking their own appraisals in determining what caused the damage. ...

Christopher Rants, who served as a Republican state representative from Sioux City for 16  years, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court, claiming the bureaus employees had violated the Freedom of Information Act by failing to turn over requested documents. Rants asked for copies of communications among Census employees on June 3 but has not received the documents. Rants told the Des Moines Register in an email that he requested the records and filed the lawsuit because he shares concerns "...

Ex-Iowa House speaker sues Census Bureau, saying it wont turn over communications about synthetic data Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register VIDEO: Reapportionment of U.S. House seats explained Replay Video UP NEXT An Iowa lobbyist and former state House Speaker sued the U.S. Census Bureau this week, demanding documents showing how the agency might change its data reporting. Christopher Rants, who served as a Republican state representative from Sioux City for 16 years, filed the la...

DES MOINES - Legislative Republicans on Monday advanced separate funding bills they say will meet the needs of K-12 schools next fiscal year. But critics slammed the proposals as inadequate, cruel and vengeful in trying to punish the Des Moines public schools in particular for failing to immediately comply with Gov. Kim Reynolds push for in-person classroom instruction against the backdrop of a pandemic.

DES MOINES — A House subcommittee has begun paving the way for autonomous delivery vehicles in Iowa neighborhoods.

A bill that is currently under discussion by the Iowa state Legislature would allow a type of vehicle, which employs automated driving technology, to deliver packages to customers who opt-in to the service.