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Weekly News Roundup: Northey Confirmed to USDA Post, Former Rival To Run for Statehouse
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Bill Northey Confirmed — Finally — to USDA Post
Outgoing Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill...
Iowa’s No. 1 State Ranking Is a Cruel Joke
On Tuesday, the day before Iowa Senate Republicans passed a massively unaffordable, billion-dollar tax cut and another bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions...
Weekly News Roundup: Former Cyclones Star Monte Morris Linked to FBI Probe of College...
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Yahoo Sports reported Friday on documents and bank records it reviewed stemming from...
Rod Blum Hides Ownership Role in Shady Company, Blames Expose on DC Dems
Iowa Congressman Rod Blum broke House ethics rules by not disclosing his role in a shady company called Tin Moon Corp., which offers seach...
Paul Pate Decries “Propaganda” in Softball TV Interview with Former Intern
Wednesday on Twitter, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate teased an interview with We Are Iowa Local 5 News with "my former intern Mario...
Ames Reps Heddens, Wessel-Kroeschell Criticize Closed-Door Medicaid Meeting
Ames' Democratic state Reps. Lisa Heddens and Beth Wessel-Kroeschell this week criticized a decision by Iowa's new Medicaid director, Mike Randol, to hold a...
Weekly News Roundup: Death Penalty Dies, Abortion Ban Moves Forward After First Funnel Week
The Informer’s weekly news roundup, presented in partnership with KHOI community radio.
Last Friday marked the first funnel week deadline for the 2018 session of...
Former Des Moines School Board Member and Gubernatorial Candidate Jonathan Narcisse Dies
Jonathan Narcisse, a controversial former member of the Des Moines School Board and 2010 candidate for governor under his Iowa Party banner, has died...
Trump Admin Refuses to Release Photo of Ernst-Supported Bill Signing to Weaken Mental Illness...
In the wake of the mass shooting Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead, CBS News...
Fred Kirschenmann Looks Beyond 2018 for Leopold Center’s Future
The two remaining staffers of Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture after GOP lawmakers cut its state funding last year remain committed...
