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House makes bid to boost access to locally-sourced meat

House makes bid to boost access to locally-sourced meat Phil Thompson A plan emerging from the Iowa House would provide $750,000 in grants to help small meat lockers with fewer than 50 employees expand. In addition to the money, a bill that’s passed the House would set up a task force to study creation of an artisanal butchery program at a community college or Iowa State University. Representative Phil Thompson of Jefferson said the pandemic highlighted the need for small-scale, local meat processing. “Many of us remember walking into our grocery stores, only to find empty meat cases,” Thompson said. “…We saw outbreaks and closures of some of our larger meatpacking plants and a supply chain that struggled to keep up with demand.”

Study: Cedar Rapids could attract visitors with white-water course and recreation options on river

Study: Cedar Rapids could attract visitors with white-water course and recreation options on river
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House GOP proposes $3 million for child care grants

Radio Iowa You are here: Home House GOP proposes $3 million for child care grants House Republicans are proposing to more than double the amount of state money for so-called “challenge” grants to build or renovate space for child care centers. The grants have been available to businesses, non-profits and organizations that are retrofitting or building new child care facilities. “I think that’s a really terrific investment and we’re seeing that in communities all across the state, the benefits of that,” says Representative Phil Thompson of Jefferson, a Republican. House Republicans propose $3 million worth of these grants for the next state budgeting year. Representative Tracey Ehlert, a Democrat, is an early childhood instructor who has operated a child care center in Cedar Rapids. Ehlert said it’s exciting to have state grants for child care infrastructure, “but we’re still not doing anything to help our existing child cares that are already here and are strug

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