Gazette Daily News Briefing, September 9
On today's podcast:
- Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday that she’s committing $100 million in federal COVID relief funding to help overcome the state’s housing shortage.
- Not-for-profit organizations in the Cedar Rapids area would receive 8 percent of net revenue from any casino potentially developed in Linn County, under an agreement announced Wednesday.
- Students who take college credit courses in high school are more likely to enroll in postsecondary education after graduation and earn a college degree or credential, a new Iowa Department of Education report released Wednesday found.
- The Iowa Department of Public Health updated some of its COVID-19 data on the state’s website Wednesday. In Iowa hospitals, there are 578 COVID patients, with 79.4 percent of those patients unvaccinated. In Iowa’s ICUs, 88 percent of the 158 COVID patients are also unvaccinated. The state also reported 30 more deaths since Sunday, for a total 6,337 COVID deaths.
Today will be sunny, with a high near 78 and northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 51 and a north wind around 5 mph.
