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5 days ago |
news4sanantonio.com | Nick El Hajj
The Trump administration's decision to terminate more than $400 million in AmeriCorps grants has triggered widespread fallout nationwide, including in Iowa, where 11 programs across eight agencies are being cut. The funding loss totals $2,404,333 and will impact 245 AmeriCorps service members across the state, according to internal federal data obtained by CBS News. Affected programs range from legal aid and youth education to senior outreach and environmental conservation.
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5 days ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Nick El Hajj
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Trump administration's decision to terminate more than $400 million in AmeriCorps grants has triggered widespread fallout nationwide, including in Iowa, where 11 programs across eight agencies are being cut. The funding loss totals $2,404,333 and will impact 245 AmeriCorps service members across the state, according to internal federal data obtained by CBS News. Affected programs range from legal aid and youth education to senior outreach and environmental conservation.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Nick El Hajj
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — For the first time in its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church has elected a pope from the United States and Iowans are taking notice. On May 8, white smoke rose over St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, signaling the election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope. He will lead the Church under the name Pope Leo XIV — the first American and the first Augustinian friar to hold the position. The moment is historic for Iowa, too.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Nick El Hajj
MARION, Iowa — Marion city officials marked the near-completion of a major uptown project Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting at the new Central Plaza, a public space designed for year-round use. Governor Kim Reynolds, who was scheduled to attend, did not appear. “The governor was planning to be here today, but there were some pressing things in Des Moines that kept her from being able to leave,” Mayor Nicolas AbouAssaly told Iowa’s News Now.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Nick El Hajj
City leaders, residents and business owners gathered Tuesday to discuss what they would like to see as part of the future of the Czech Village and New Bohemia districts in downtown Cedar Rapids. (Scott Zimdar/Iowa's News Now)
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