Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term representing Iowa in the 1970s after campaigning by walking around the state, and who later played a key role in aiding refugees after the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95.
Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term representing Iowa in the 1970s after campaigning by walking around the state, and who later played a key role in aiding refugees after the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95.
By Sarah Watson - Quad City Times Campaigns & Elections Sep. 20, 2023 7:16 pm892d ago
Former president plans five events in Iowa through end of October.
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Study will compares bus rapid transit with passenger rail between Iowa City and North Liberty.
State Government Sep. 20, 2023 9:23 am893d ago
Kris Karberg, warden of the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility, resigned earlier this month, just six months after starting the job.
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Campaigns & Elections Sep. 19, 2023 7:44 pm893d ago
"It’s never a 'terrible thing' to protect innocent life," the Iowa governor posted on social media.
Local Government Sep. 20, 2023 7:40 am893d ago
The City of Cedar Rapids is moving forward with the process of selecting a new police chief after being without a permanent chief for five months. Assistant to the City Manager Amanda Grieder said in a meeting Monday that the city hopes to have the job opening posted by the end of the week.
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Thousands of Iowa families will receive $120 in food assistance to cover the past summer months as part of the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer federal program.
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The issue was prominent at an event held this past weekend in Iowa, hosted by the Christian conservative advocacy organization the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.
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Campaigns & Elections Sep. 18, 2023 10:41 pm894d ago
Reynolds’ campaign on Monday announced All-American swimmer Riley Gaines as the governor's special guest for her 6th Annual Harvest Festival Oct. 14 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
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Also, filing deadline this week for local candidates to get on November ballot
By Brooklyn Draisey - Iowa Capital Dispatch
State Government Sep. 18, 2023 7:34 am895d ago
Iowa College Aid commissioners are asking to take on more of a role in the search for a new executive director after the former director resigned in August.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 17, 2023 11:59 am896d ago
Three of Iowa's four congressional seats — which Democrats held as recently as 2020 — are still winnable, Iowa Democrats say, but the party doesn’t have candidates for two of them thus far.
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