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This week's quiz covers news published by IPR between July 8 and July 12. Can you answer all ten questions correctly? Good luck!
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Tourism officials and businesses in the Iowa Great Lakes region are seeing lower crowds and revenues this season due to flooding that hit the area at end of June and into early July.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced four new programs on Thursday aimed at helping Iowans whose homes and farms were damaged by flooding and tornadoes.
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As temperatures rise, so do energy bills. Some Iowa homeowners and builders are creating more energy efficient housing, for both comfort and long-term cost savings. And for lower income residents, new HUD energy-efficiency standards will help with both comfort and their portion of income spent on utilities.
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Kyle Ricke, 43, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the death of Officer Kevin Cram in 2023. Ricke faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.
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People across the U.S. watch Fourth of July fireworks. But few know what goes into the production.
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Summit Carbon Solutions has proposed new public informational meeting dates for 23 counties that would span about four weeks. The company that recently gained approval from state regulators for its carbon dioxide pipeline system in Iowa wants to proceed with expansion requests for that system starting in late August.
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The Libertarian Party of Iowa has a candidate running in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District which covers Des Moines and much of south central and southwestern Iowa.
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The Iowa Food System Coalition wants to make locally produced food the norm rather than an exception and released a 250-page plan to get there in the next decade.
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Iowa is just starting to receive what will ultimately be $174 million in opioid settlement funds over the course of 18 years. But how the money will be spent is concerning public health experts and advocates.