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The Latest Breaking News from Iowa

In State v. Brimmer, decided today by the Iowa Supreme Court, the majority (Justices Dana Oxley, joined by Justices Christopher McDonald, Matthew McDermott, and David May) concluded that defendant's public trial rights were violated by the complete closure of his trial, including the exclusion of his family (here, just his…

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: New Hampshire unlikely to go quietly

In voting to exclude Iowa’s early caucuses and sandwich New Hampshire’s primary between those of South Carolina and Nevada, a key Democratic panel finally recognized the need for early tests that represent the party’s diversity.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?

No sooner had President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential primary calendar than states began balking

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QAnon follower who chased officer on Jan. 6 gets 5 years

An Iowa construction worker has been sentenced to five years in prison after being at the center of of one of the most harrowing scenes of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Commentary: The negative aspects of Democrats' new primary calendar

President Joe Biden has asked the Democratic National Committee to alter the presidential nomination calendar drastically for 2024. Notably, his proposal would remove Iowa from its coveted lead-off position by replacing the caucuses with the South Carolina primary, which would move up a few spots. Georgia and Michigan would be…

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An update on 153 state legislative leadership roles

Welcome to the Thursday, December 15, Brew.

Ballotpedia

SKOL Search: Xavier Hutchinson scouting report

The star receiver from Iowa State is an intriguing prospect. How does he stack up?

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Brickbat: Officer Down

Bear, a K9 with the Boone County, Iowa, sheriff's office, died after spending 22 hours in the truck of his partner, Sgt. Dallas Wingate. Temperatures reached 89 degrees that September day, which experts said meant the temperature inside the vehicle could have reached 135 degrees. Wingate said he placed the…

Reason

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

A state judge has blocked an effort to ban most abortions in Iowa by upholding a court decision made three years ago

The Independent UK

Latest Iowa bird flu cases push December total near 700,000

Four new cases of bird flu at Iowa turkey farms in the past few days will push the number of birds slaughtered nationwide this month to limit the spread of the virus up to nearly 700,000

The Independent UK

2023 NFL Mock Draft: Browns trade down, land Lukas Van Ness and Byron Young

The weather is getting colder, which means the season for mock drafts is getting warmer!

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Fifth teenager pleads guilty in shooting near Iowa school

Another teenager accused in a fatal shooting near an Iowa high school has admitted to the crime, marking the fifth guilty plea among the 10 people charged

The Independent UK

Grinnell Basketball Took 111 Shots, All Three-Pointers, on Thursday

The small school out of Iowa set multiple obscure NCAA records.

Sports Illustrated

Fire out at Iowa plant where explosion injured several

Firefighters have extinguished a fire that tore through an asphalt shingle recycling plant at Marengo in east-central Iowa

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Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

The Independent UK

Iowa grain elevator explosion leads to injuries, evacuation

An explosion and fire at an agricultural plant in eastern Iowa has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation

The Independent UK

Police say Iowa couple drowned newborn in apartment bathtub

Authorities say a northern Iowa couple drowned their newborn in a bathtub shortly after she was born, fearing her cries would draw the attention of police

The Independent UK

Multiple people injured in explosion at Iowa factory

Incident took place at facility in city of Marengo where used roof shingles converted to biodiesel

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Blue Bunny ice cream maker Wells Enterprises bought by Ferrero Group

Ferrero’s brands include Fannie May, Nutella, Kinder, Tic Tac and Ferrero Rocher. Wells, based in Iowa, makes Blue Bunny, Halo Top and is one of the largest U.S. ice cream makers.

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Politics will never be the same when Democrats replace Iowa caucuses with South Carolina

Every presidential election year, when the pundits start buzzing about the Democrats’ nominee for president before Black voters have weighed in, that’s a lot like decorating for Thanksgiving — just something to do until the main event.

Tribune News Service

Addiction treatment proponents urge rural clinicians to pitch in by prescribing medication

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Andrea Storjohann is glad to see that she’s becoming less of a rarity in rural America.

The Independent UK

Iowa caucuses, built on myth, lose place at head of the line

The Iowa caucuses and their outsize importance have largely been an exercise in myth-making

Al Jazeera

Democrats vote to shake up 2024 presidential nomination process

South Carolina will likely lead the Democrats’ presidential nomination, a departure from the traditional start in Iowa.

Tribune News Service

Pushback greets effort to give South Carolina first ’24 primary

New Hampshire Democrats said they won’t easily cede their state’s “first in the nation” status on the presidential primary calendar to a proposal by President Joe Biden to move South Carolina to the front of the line in 2024.

Tribune News Service

DNC panel moves Michigan into early-state presidential primary window

WASHINGTON — The rulemaking arm of the Democratic National Committee on Friday voted to make Michigan one of the first five states to cast votes for the 2024 presidential nominating contest — a move that would give the state greater sway in choosing the party's nominee.

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