South Iowa News

Iowa DHS announces $30 million bonus program to hire, retain child care workers

By Bob Martin | Jan 23, 2022

Childcare in the state of Iowa has been a main concern for Gov. Kim Reynolds, fellow legislators and the Department of Human Services, and last week DHS announced a $30 million bonus program that will help childcare providers bring in workers.

‘Football is driving record growth’: Iowa sports betting generates $20 million in November

By Bob Martin | Dec 23, 2021

PlayIA has announced that Iowa sportsbooks generated nearly $20 million in revenue on close to $290 million in bets during the month of November. Both those numbers were records.