An Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals inspector wrote in a published report that he was unable to verify complaints that a Des Moines bar was violating the governor's COVID-19 orders. That report was posted to DIA's consumer food-safety website. But in an unpublished report, that same inspector said he verified the complaint. He then referred the case to another state … [Read more...] about State agencies keep two sets of inspectors’ reports — one public, one confidential
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One year after shutdown, Iowa restaurants, bars celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Magee's Irish Pub in Ankeny decorated the plastic dividers between tables with St. Patrick's Day decals. (Photo by Katie Akin/Iowa Capital Dispatch) On the morning of St. Patrick’s Day 2020, Trevor Perez stood on a barstool in Magee’s Irish Pub & Eatery and asked everyone to leave. “I told all our customers that, due to COVID, we had to close at noon,” he said. “(I was) … [Read more...] about One year after shutdown, Iowa restaurants, bars celebrate St. Patrick’s Day