According to the report by Ryan J. Foley, the business man was recruited in secret — with Regents flouting Iowa’s open meetings and records laws by using private email accounts and holding a series of meetings on July 30, 2015 without a board majority at the business of former Board President Bruce Rastetter — all in an attempt to get Harreld to apply for the job. Harreld applied a day after these meetings.
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Grassley speaks: The senator talks to reporters about the health care bill, but stresses politics over substance
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s office didn’t respond to questions from Little Village about the senator’s position on Cassidy-Graham, the Affordable Care Act repeal bill Republicans are rushing through the U.S. Senate, hut Grassley has finally spoken publicly about the bill. He did not, however, directly address how he intends to votes, and from his comments, it’s not clear if Grassley understands what is in the bill.
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Cathy Glasson formally kicks off gubernatorial campaign, vowing to fight for everyday Iowans
Cathy Glasson, who up until now had been running an exploratory campaign, formally announced her official candidacy Tuesday evening in Cedar Rapids, with simultaneous events in seven additional Iowa towns. The announcement kicked off a Day of Action, with volunteers striking out in those towns to knock on doors on behalf of her campaign.
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Sens. Grassley and Ernst won’t say where they stand on a health care bill that would have a massive impact on Iowans
The latest Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — the Graham-Cassidy bill — would remove protections for people with preexisting conditions, create new restrictions on women’s health care and reduce subsidies for individuals buying their own insurance.
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Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs calls Trump’s DACA decision ‘callous’ and a violation of Iowa values
On Monday, the Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs issued an official statement opposing President Trump’s order to terminate DACA.
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Climate change doubter appointed to head EPA district that includes Iowa
A Wisconsin state official who doubts the existence of climate change and oversaw the elimination of the science bureau of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is the Trump administration’s choice to run the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office that covers Iowa.
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Activate Iowa compiles statewide political events for progressives
Activate Iowa, a website created by two Iowa City activists, pulls together political news and events statewide.
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Iowa cuts protection for people in nursing homes, Trump administration may make it even worse
Budget cuts are undermining a program intended to safeguard Iowans in nursing homes. And a rule change proposed by the Trump Administration could make things worse.
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Dakota Access Pipeline owner files lawsuit claiming pipeline opponents are a vast criminal conspiracy
The company behind the Dakota Access pipeline is suing Greenpeace, the Sierra Club and other environmentalist groups as a vast criminal conspiracy engaged in terrorism.
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Steve King makes the eclipse weird and possibly racist
It takes a special kind of politician to add a weird and possibly racist element to a spectacular natural event like a total eclipse, but Rep. Steve King did it.
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Iowa Trump supporter sentenced for voter fraud
An Iowa Republican who pled guilty to voter fraud for casting two ballots for Donald Trump was sentenced on Thursday.
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Joni Ernst repeats familiar statements at town hall meeting in Washington, Iowa
At a town hall meeting in Washington, Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst spent an hour giving the same answers to questions from the audience that she’s given before..
