In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society Program enacted plans for education, disease and a wide range of other social …
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It’s been eight years since Republicans won a trifecta of the House, Senate, and Governor’s Office in Iowa. Their mandate …
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Linn County supervisors have decided to skip appointing a county compensation board to advise them on pay for elected county …
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