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IOWA CITY — The Johnson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget Thursday, which includes $11.2 million for capital projects and $8 million in support for nonprofits, service agencies and governmental agencies.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000 — the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving.Thursday’s report from the U.S. Department of Labor showed jobless claims fell from 781,000 the week before.

Six Cedar Rapids office buildings formerly occupied by Transamerica are for sale, Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty said Thursday.The six buildings — on two campuses — are located at 4333 Edgewood Rd. NE and 4425 and 4415 N. River Blvd. NE. Coldwell Banker is listing the properties as a single-buyer opportunity.

The number of fully-vaccinated Iowans has exceeded 500,000 as of Thursday.Earlier in the week, the number of people who have been fully vaccinated within the state, which includes non-Iowa residents, already surpassed the milestone, but now the number of Iowa residents has as well.

Two Linn County residents — one a husband, father and volunteer firefighter and the other a nurse, gardener and aunt — are being remembered for heroic actions in a brutal attack that took their lives Tuesday at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.

IOWA CITY — Iowa City firefighters rescued someone who fell down a maintenance hatch at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Thursday morning.

Employment lawsuits continue to rise. Unfortunately, certain practices repeatedly have resulted in a higher risk of employment litigation for businesses. Here are six tips to help businesses prevent employment-related litigation this year:1. Failing to prepare and update your COVID-19 response plan

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ordinary items found in the home — a fork, extension cord, hammer and screwdriver — were “instruments of torture” for a 15-year-old Cedar Rapids girl who was beaten repeatedly, a prosecutor told Linn County jurors in his opening statement Wednesday.

IOWA CITY — A troubled University of Iowa fraternity that’s been on some form of probation or sanction since 2017 again has had its disciplinary stint extended — now through the end of 2022 — after campus investigators this month determined it hazed new members and violated alcohol and property rules.

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