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Democratic state Rep. Ras Smith to run for Iowa governor in 2022

Des Moines Register: Iowa state Rep. Ras Smith is running for governor in 2022, he announced today, becoming the first major Democrat to declare his candidacy. Smith, 33, is a three-term representative from Waterloo who raised …

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Rep. Jennifer Konfrst elected as Iowa House minority leader

Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa House Democrats on Monday elected Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, D-Windsor Heights, as the new minority leader. Konfrst, a public relations professor at Drake University, her alma mater, is the first woman to lead …

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Big Grove Brewery expanding to D.M., in Sherman Hill area

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Big Grove, the eastern Iowa brewery with locations in Iowa City and Solon, will be expanding to Des Moines. Big Grove Brewery will be part of a development by Krause+, the real estate …

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City Council approves program to rent kayaks along Des Moines River

Des Moines Register: Rental canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards and bicycles are coming to Captain Roy’s after being approved at Monday’s Des Moines City Council meeting. The plan approved by the city, which will kick off this …

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New state law targeting lessons on race and sexism still ambiguous for classrooms

Axios Des Moines: Iowa schools are awaiting guidance over how a new state law targeting lessons on race and sexism will influence classrooms. Gov. Kim Reynolds this week signed into law a bill that bans …

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19 migrant children had a layover in an Iowa airport. Gov. Kim Reynolds wants Congress to get answers

Des Moines Register: With no notice to the state, at least 19 unaccompanied children were transported in an overnight flight through Des Moines from California in April, Gov. Kim Reynolds confirmed Thursday, saying she wants …

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Election 2021: Who’s running for Des Moines City Council?

Des Moines Register: So far, seven candidates have announced they plan to run for various seats on Des Moines’ City Council in November’s election. Seats up for re-election include councilors representing the city’s first and …

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Hot, dry weather means even lower Missouri River runoff projections

Radio Iowa: Drought conditions are expected to expand and worsen across Iowa when the new map is released tomorrow from the U.S. Drought Monitor. The continued hot, dry weather is being reflected in runoff predictions …

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Developer of ‘transformative’ Des Moines projects, Blackbird faces future clouded by mistrust, legal and financial issues

Des Moines Register: Blackbird Investments, a development firm known for its involvement in taxpayer-backed landmark projects in Des Moines, is facing growing skepticism as it and its owner face lawsuits that accuse them of failing …

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State no longer lets Iowans view own vaccination records online, after concerns that employers might peek

Des Moines Register: Iowans will no longer be able to use a state website to check their own vaccination histories or those of their children. The change comes amid national controversy over whether employers should …