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Caucus snafu raises questions as Iowa, nation wait for results

The Iowa Democratic Party said early Tuesday the “underlying data” collected on the smartphone app used to report caucus results “was sound” but the system was only reporting out partial data, leading to an ongoing…
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Iowa schools, businesses take action as Wuhan coronavirus outbreak escalates

Des Moines Register: Public health officials said this week there were no signs in Iowa of the escalating coronavirus outbreak, which has killed hundreds in China. A person-to-person transmission between a married couple was reported …

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Kappos hired by Waukee as assistant public works director

Sara Kappos recently was hired by the city of Waukee as its new assistant public works director of engineering. Kappos, who began her new job on Jan. 28, will oversee the completion of public improvement …

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Report: Immigrants in Iowa increase in voting power, help reverse state’s population decline

The number of immigrant residents in Iowa who are eligible to vote increased by 13.8 percent, or 7,743 people, between 2017 and 2018, according to new data released by New American Economy. The bipartisan immigration …

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D.C.-based organization making false claims regarding Iowa voter registration, secretary of state’s office says

A Washington D.C.-based organization is making false claims about Iowa’s voter registration data, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said in a critical statement this afternoon. Judicial Watch is falsely claiming that total registration numbers …

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NOTEBOOK: An early success — and a flop — for two Future Ready Iowa programs

Two new initiatives under the Future Ready Iowa program experienced mixed results as they were rolled out for the first time during the fall 2019 semester. One, the Last-Dollar Scholarship program, has had a high …

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Today’s the day – Iowa Caucuses news roundup

News vans are practically on every street in downtown Des Moines – at least for today. You don’t have to ask any Iowan why. All are well aware of the first-in-the-nation status after more than …

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Dallas County drops charges against pentesting employees testing courthouse security

Court documents filed Thursday show that Dallas County has dropped charges against two men accused of breaking into the Dallas County Courthouse to test its security, reports KCCI. Coalfire Security employees Justin Wynn and Gary Demercurio …

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A Closer Look: Malcolm Hankins

Malcolm Hankins’ path to working in city government is not a typical one.

The 49-year-old studied administration of justice in college and has a master’s in ministry.

Hankins, who was hired in November as an …

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Reynolds appoints Oxley to Iowa Supreme Court

Gov. Kim Reynolds late Tuesday announced her appointment of Dana Oxley as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. 

Oxley, of Swisher, currently practices law with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC in Cedar Rapids and is…
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