Friday, April 30th, 2021

Governor Kim Reynolds announced during a Fox News appearance Thursday night that she declined $95 million in federal pandemic aid for schools. Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill out of a Senate subcommittee that would require gas stations to sell biofuels at more fuel pumps across the state. IPR’s Katie Peikes explains that a compromise between agriculture groups and fuel companies seems unlikely. Plus, many minority-owned businesses have been struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IPR’s Kassidy Arena tells us how some Black and Brown owned Iowa businesses have started working together to stay afloat.