COVID-19

Two developers received COVID-19 relief money to help bring more affordable housing to the city.

A House subcommittee has advanced a bill that would require the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to provide oversight of temporary medical staffing agencies and cap wages for workers.

Wastewater tests are designed to provide an early warning system so that public health officials can ward off outbreaks.

One of the state's largest school districts is looking at restructuring to cover the loss of COVID-19 relief money.

Across the Kansas City metro, departments are making strategic efforts to rebuild since COVID and prepare for future health emergencies. But they are fighting uphill battles against lackluster funding, a mass exodus of employees and public perception.

Guests discuss stories and headlines from the week, including the Iowa caucuses, a pipeline proposal, the newest COVID-19 vaccine and more.

Experts give advice on vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and the flu as the risk of a tripledemic returns.

A coronavirus expert unpacks persisting misconceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic and contemplates what a future pandemic response could look like.

For two years, federal funds have been available for states to extend postpartum health care from two months to a full year for moms on Medicaid. The policy is popular across the Midwest, with Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska all adopting an extension. Iowa remains hesitant.

The debt ceiling crisis, the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the end of the 2023 legislative session are among the topics for this Pints and Politics installment of River to River.