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Sen. Rand Paul dismisses GOP budget bill's spending cuts as 'wimpy and anemic'
Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more ...
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Des Moines celebrates election of first American pope
WHEN THE WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO BILLOW OUT OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL THURSDAY MORNING, FATHER MIKE MAHONEY ... PAPAL LEGACY TO BE IN DES MOINES, BEAU BOWMAN KCCI EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER ...
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Michael Bloomberg focuses on climate change, gun control in his first visit to Iowa
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made his debut ... which he has spent millions to help fund, at the Iowa Taproom in downtown Des Moines. There, he thanked the group of activists ...
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touts approach to China, religious freedom in Iowa visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boasted about the Trump ... 650 people gathered at the Ron Pearson Center in West Des Moines Friday, filling the space to about a third of its capacity to ...
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State invests $5.7M into urban water quality projects across Iowa
DES MOINES AND BONDURANT IN WEST DES MOINES. AM Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday the state agriculture department invested in 14 urban water quality projects, including one ...
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Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds sues Des Moines Register to block release of emails
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has sued the Des Moines Register to block what she ... a social media post by former felon and Trump adviser Michael Flynn and repeated by billionaire Elon Musk that the ...
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Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig 'thoughtfully discussing' run for governor in 2026
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is considering a run for governor in 2026 following Gov. Kim Reynolds' surprise announcement that she will not seek reelection. Naig, a Republican ...
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Are DEI policies causing Iowa companies to change course? Here’s what we found.
The Des Moines Register looked at Internet archives ... research suggests. University of Iowa Professor Michael Durney conducted a pair of studies in 2021 and 2023 that found CEOs of publicly ...
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State of Iowa to give $50,000 to promote upcoming UFC Fight Night in Des Moines
The UFC will hold its first match in Des Moines on May 3. The Iowa Economic Development Authority ... and House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican. More recently, he hosted controversial ...
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'Trust is a hard thing to get': Des Moines police chief McTaggart speaks to residents
Des Moines Police Chief Michael McTaggart says rebuilding public ... We can also have a good time." Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (Iowa CCI) organized the hour-long event as part of ...
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Des Moines police officers were justified in deadly shooting, Polk County attorney says
DES MOINES THIS EVENING. THE IOWA AG’S OFFICE SAYS A DEADLY OFFICER ... SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS WILLIAM PEREZ AND MICHAEL HOOPS THEN FIRED THEIR WEAPONS. MITCHELL DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.
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Des Moines holds groundbreaking for first downtown skyscraper since 1990s
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for 515 Walnut, a 33-story skyscraper in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The $148 million ... new vibrancy to downtown." Mike Derkenne, co-owner of the ...