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The Justice Department awarded more than 19-million dollars in grants to dozens of police departments seeking to start using body cameras, but only one Iowa city was among the recipients. The Dubuque ...
Sep 22, 2015
Rick Santorum blasts Obamacare, promotes health savings accounts
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at a campaign stop in Newton earlier this month. (photo by Sarah Beckman)Repealing and replacing Obamacare is one of the main issues Republican presiden...
Sep 22, 2015
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The price of gas continues to dip in Iowa. GasBuddy says prices are down more than 9 cents per gallon from a week ago, and more than 37 cents from this time last month. Prices in greater Des Moines ar...
Sep 18, 2015
Online registration closer to reality
You'll be able to register to vote online, starting the first of the year. Iowa's secretary of state says if you have a valid Iowa driver's license or photo ID, you can visit a state website and input...
Sep 18, 2015
Branstad “won’t promise” same school choice funding amount in next session
Governor Branstad at the Iowa School Choice Summit. (photo by Sarah Beckman)Though Governor Branstad is a firm advocate for school choice in Iowa, he stopped short of making any promises for its state...
Sep 16, 2015
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USDA is looking into handling carcasses of any future bird flu victims, including prearranged disposal sites. Dale Wiehoff of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy says Iowa could be in for a...
Sep 16, 2015
Lt. Governor Reynolds champions state apprenticeship programs
Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds is joined by apprenticeship leaders. (photo by Sarah Beckman)Iowa is among the top leaders in the nation for its apprenticeship programs, gathering about 9,600 apprentices in...
Sep 14, 2015
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Changes to college financial aid application periods will be announced when President Obama visits Des Moines today. He'll be over at North High School with Education Secretary Arne Duncan. They're ho...
Sep 14, 2015
More fed funds for ethanol pumps
Iowa is among the 21 states getting money from USDA to put in more gas station pumps selling higher blends of ethanol fuel. Nearly 200 blender pumps will be added in Iowa, letting customers choose bet...
Sep 11, 2015
Iowa receives $5 million for “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative
The state of Iowa is about to receive about $5 million from the USDA for its new “Fueling Our Future 100” initiative.Governor Terry Branstad, along with state Ag Secretary Bill Northey put...
Sep 10, 2015
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