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Iowa sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Iowa this year was March 18, 2022. Ten candidates are running for Iowa’s four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and six Republicans. That’s 2.5 candidates per district, less than the 4.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the four in…

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Newcomers will represent 31% of Iowa’s state legislative districts next year

Forty-six state legislative districts up for election this year in Iowa are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 33% of the 134 districts up for election and 31% of all 150 districts in the Iowa General Assembly.

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Diesel’s 100% surge and scarcity deny farmers their ‘lifeblood’

Farmers from Iowa to Ukraine are grappling with surging diesel prices and an unsteady supply, forcing them to spend unprecedented sums on fuel in a chaotic market and raising concerns about the autumn harvest.

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Rekha Basu: Gov. Kim Reynolds' default to secrecy gets judge's rebuke — and provokes more serious questions

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds recently met privately with dozens of people in the basement of an operations facility in a Marion park. The event wasn't listed on her official public schedule and members of the media who got wind of it and turned up were turned away. "Multiple elected officials…

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New Iowa law requires more ethanol in state's gasoline

Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at least 15% ethanol under a bill signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds

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Man convicted of murder in killing of Iowa state trooper

A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year

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Finkenauer's Senate bid faces skepticism after ballot woes

Abby Finkenauer’s bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for an Iowa U.S. Senate seat wasn’t supposed to be so fraught

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)

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2nd teen charged in teacher's killing to be tried as adult

An Iowa teenager accused of killing his high school Spanish teacher will be tried as an adult

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Iowa teen charged with killing teacher to be tried as adult

A 17-year-old Iowa boy accused of helping a classmate kill their high school Spanish teacher last year will be tried as an adult after a judge denied his request to move his case to juvenile court

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Iowa State’s Mike Rose chose Chiefs for an opportunity that he now aims to seize

After landing with the #Chiefs as an undrafted free agent, Iowa State LB Mike Rose is out to seize the opportunity in a familiar fashion.

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Prosecutor: Man had chance to surrender before killing cop

Prosecutors say a man accused of killing an Iowa state patrol trooper had plenty of opportunity to surrender before the fatal shooting

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School districts brace for rising lunch prices

In Iowa, some Des Moines metro school boards have already approved increasing lunch costs by up to 25 cents per meal.

Axios

Mark Z. Barabak: Is Gavin Newsom running for president? No, it just sounds like it

Gavin Newsom sounds like a man ready to jump on the next flight to Iowa or New Hampshire or wherever Democrats start their 2024 presidential campaign.

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Cubs notebook: Frank Schwindel demoted to Triple-A Iowa

The move clears more playing time for left-handed-hitting Alfonso Rivas at first base.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioters plead guilty to assaulting police officer who suffered heart attack and brain trauma

Iowa man admitted to assaulting Michael Fanone as part of a plea deal, report says

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A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home

Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.

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Packers sign 14 undrafted free agents following 2022 NFL draft

The Packers announced the signings of 14 UDFAs following the 2022 NFL draft, including Iowa RB Tyler Goodson and Wisconsin WR Danny Davis.

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Greyhound racing nearing its end in the US after long slide

The greyhounds are racing again in Dubuque, Iowa, but after a shortened season ends in May, there will be only three tracks left in the country

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Rekha Basu: Exploitation of mobile home owners needs lawmakers' attention

The Iowa Senate last week gave final legislative approval to a bill (House File 2562) that was supposed to protect mobile home owners from abusive practices by the owners of the land on which they are stationed. Such exploitation has grown in recent years in conjunction with an influx of…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Iowa caucuses play a crucial role in elections. They should remain as is.

The Democratic National Committee is debating a significant change to its nominating calendar, one that would presumably disallow Iowa’s current first-in-the-nation caucus. This change will solve nothing and weaken the party’s nomination system.

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Iowa teen charged with killing teacher seeks juvenile trial

The attorney for an Iowa 17-year-old accused of helping a classmate kill their high school Spanish teacher has argued that his case should be moved from adult to juvenile court

The Guardian - US

US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker

Laborers worked for a month disposing of birds killed in a gruesomely inhumane manner. Then they found they too were disposable

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Is Dianne Feinstein facing pressure to quit the Senate because she's a woman? No, she is not

When Chuck Grassley was first elected to public office, Dwight Eisenhower was president and Alaska and Hawaii were brand new states.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Democrats bidding to become early presidential vote state

Illinois Democrats will make the case to the Democratic National Committee that Illinois should be among the states with the first presidential primary votes.

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