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Iowa's Meatpacking Communities Hit Hard While State Moves Ahead With Reopening

Iowa’s caseload continues to rise, even as the state allows malls, restaurants and churches to resume business. And Gov. Kim Reynolds has said she’ll work to keep meat plants open, per the president’s executive order.

Host Jeremy Hobson checks in with Iowa Public Radio reporter Grant Gerlock (@ggerlock).

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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