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Krutsinger: Responding to Drs. Daniel Erickson’s and Artin Massihi’s COVID-19 Claims

Dr. Dustin Krutsinger explains why Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi are wrong in their recent assertions about COVID-19 in video that has gone viral.

Listen: Joni Ernst Holds Tele-Town Hall with John Thune on COVID-19

U.S. Senators Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and John Thune, R-S.D., held a tele-town hall with Siouxland and other northwest Iowa constituents about the federal response to COVID-19.

Long-Term Care Facility, Meat Processing Plant Outbreaks Drive Up Iowa’s COVID-19 Cases

Iowa’s 23 long-term care facility outbreaks making up over 10 percent of the COVID-19 cases, and meat processing plant outbreaks drive up numbers in hot spots.

Iowa Legislature Extends Suspension of Session Through May 15

Iowa House and Senate leadership announced they would extend the suspension of the legislative session through May 15 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reynolds Announces Limited Re-Openings in 77 Counties, Lifts Restrictions on Worship Services

Gov. Kim Reynolds said effective on May 1 some businesses could open with restrictions in 77 counties and churches statewide can resume worship services.

With Increased Testing, Iowa Sees Over 5,000 COVID-19 Cases

The Iowa Department of Public Health reports 648 positive COVID-19 tests and five deaths for a total of 5,092 positive cases in 85 counties and 112 deaths.

Vander Hart: My Visit to the Emergency Room

Shane Vander Hart describes his experience in going to the emergency room during the COVID-19 pandemic after developing symptoms that prompted him to go.

Reynolds Eases Restrictions on Elective Medical Procedures, Farmers’ Markets

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds lifts the restrictions on non-essential and elective surgical and medical procedures, as well as, farmers’ market with stipulations.

Ernst, Grassley Support Relief for Local Media During COVID-19 Pandemic

Iowa’s U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley called for relief for local newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iowans Received Over $224 Million in Unemployment Benefits

Between unemployment insurance, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefits, and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Iowans received over $224 million last week.

Ernst Hosts Seventh Tele-Town Hall on COVID-19

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst was joined by Dr. Brooks Jackson from the University of Iowa and Marcie Strouse from the Iowa Association of Health Underwriters.

Reynolds Looks For Areas of Opportunity for Reopening Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds pointed out that 51 of Iowa’s 99 counties had only four COVID-19 cases or less while 81 percent of the cases were in 11 counties.

AG Barr: Constitutional Rights Don’t Go Away In An Emergency

William Barr: “These are unprecedented burdens on civil liberties right now… (T)he idea that you have to stay in your house is disturbingly close to house arrest.”

Krutsinger: With COVID-19, The Data Is Not All In

Dr. Dustin Krutsinger: There is data that supports social distancing and data that supports opening things up. Anyone who says they know the answer for certain is naive.

Ernst Calls for End to Taxpayer Funding of Chinese Wet Markets, Wuhan Lab

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst: “Whether it’s the lab in Wuhan or these repulsive wet markets, Iowans shouldn’t be footing the bill for either.”

Bair: The Covid Kool-Aid

Phil Bair: “Human beings themselves are the most powerful weapon against the virus, and hordes of ignorant stooges are doing everything possible to see to it we are not loaded.”