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A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest for Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021:

At 10 a.m. Friday, Iowa reported another 740 cases of COVID-19 and 27 additional COVID-19-related deaths — including another in Johnson County — since the state's tally at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to Coronavirus.Iowa.gov. Officials report a total of 5,223 people with COVID-19 have died from the disease across the state, including 68 in Johnson County. The death reported Friday was the third this week and the 21st so far this year. The county's first was reported April 4. Deaths reported are not deaths that have occurred within the past 24 hours, but only represent deaths th...

Posted By: JJ Hayes January 28, 2021 @ 4:02 am Blogs, JJ Hayes Show Page     Today’s Star Spangled Salute honors Marine Veteran Brian Meyer.  Brian served in the Marines for 12 years and one day, while attempting to defuse an improvised bomb, it detonated.  Brian lost most of his right leg, right hand and three fingers.  Brian said, it’s not such a big deal, adding he was only in the hospital for 30 days.  Still, beyond the physical scars, there are mental scars that needed to heal.  Late in life, those scars...

Triple amputee Marine veteran finds challenge in Montana bison harvest Brett French, The Billings Gazette January 27 Brian Meyer is seen during a bison hunt at the American Prairie Reserve in northeastern Montana on Jan. 17, 2021. Meyer is a triple amputee who lost most of his right leg, his right hand and three fingers on his left hand to a 2011 bomb blast while he was serving as a Marine Corps bomb disposal technician in Sangin, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP) Late in life, Brian Meyer found his people. They are hunters. “...

and last updated 2021-01-26 10:04:19-05 BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — News literacy has never been more important with many of Americans getting their news all day long on a smartphone social media app. We know you demand accuracy. We know balance is important to our news consuming audience. We know you are looking for more in-depth information — the story behind the headline. 7 Eyewitness News is kicking off a week-long series on the topic. News literacy is about build trust and weeding out fake news. WKBW Brian Meyer, adjunct communications professor, SUNY Buffalo State discusses media li...