Tag: increase
Iowa unemployment rises to 3.6% in May
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6% in May, up from 3.5% in April, according to the latest report from Iowa Workforce...
Alliant Energy proposes increases in Iowa electric, gas rates
Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility company, Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), filed a request with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) Thursday, Oct. 12 to...
Johnson County to raise recommended minimum wage to $12.25 per hour
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has voted to increase the county’s recommended minimum wage by 69 cents to $12.25 per hour, effective July...
Johnson County votes to increase minimum wage
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has voted to increase the county’s recommended minimum wage by 81 cents to $11.56 per hour, effective July...
CR hospitals see rise in COVID-19 admissions
After seeing a slow decline in COVID-19 admissions since mid-October, Cedar Rapids hospitals UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital and Mercy Medical Center are now seeing...