Update: On Monday, January 25, the Governor introduced another bill, SSB1065, which establishes a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools.
The legislature did not meet on Monday in...more
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On December 21, 2020, Congress approved the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Ventures Act. After threatening to veto the bill, President Trump signed the bill into law on December 27....more
On December 21, 2020, Congress approved the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Ventures Act. While the act still needs to be signed by the President before it becomes law, it makes some extensions and...more
This week, as states around the country began slowly re-opening, the federal guidelines were allowed to expire signaling a shift in focus from quarantine to containment. The second round of Paycheck Protection Program funding...more
Federal Update -
This week, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law H.R. 266, the interim coronavirus response package (known as Phase 3.5). The bill includes...more
Federal Update -
This week, the focus at the federal level was on the next round of funding for the COVID-19 aid package as well as planning for a return of “normality.”...more
On Sunday, March 22, Governor Reynolds issued a third State of Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration that was effective immediately. The declaration provides additional mandatory closures as well as further regulatory...more
Governor Reynolds issued a second State of Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration Friday, March 20, effective immediately. The declaration provides additional regulatory relief to Iowans impacted by the COVID-19 public...more