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Where’d that $8 billion farmer bailout come from? Iowa worker news and layoffs, Oct. 22, 2026
Funny how they can find $8 billion in bail-out money for farmers right before the election!
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‘I think it’s time to try something different’ on Iowa governor, labor head says
“More private schools, less healthcare, lower wages—we’ve already been headed in this direction as a state. I think it’s time to try something different.”
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Private school turned away her daughter. Now this Iowa mom backs Rob Sand
A Catholic school turned away Kathy Butler’s daughter, who has Down syndrome, saying it didn’t have the resources to serve her. Now, as Iowa joins a federal voucher program, Butler is backing Rob Sand’s call for more oversight in the race for governor.
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Miller-Meeks and Bohannan clash over Iran war in 1st District debate
The candidates in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District also sparred over costs, healthcare, and a new $8 billion farm fuel relief payment.
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Coal mines, pearl buttons, and washing machines: 6 Iowa industries that once ruled the economy
From coal towns that vanished to a Mississippi River button boom, here are a few surprising Iowa industries that helped shape the state’s economy.
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Where does Mariannette Miller-Meeks actually live?
Mariannette Miller-Meeks isn’t required to live in the district she represents. But that hasn’t stopped her from citing other addresses in the past.
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Trone Garriott pitches scrapping Social Security cap at Des Moines roundtable
The Democratic congressional candidate says she would lift the cap on earnings taxed for Social Security and oppose any benefit cuts or increase to the retirement age.
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Iowa farmer Aaron Lehman pays $1,000 more a day for diesel this harvest
On a busy harvest day, Aaron Lehman’s Iowa farm can burn through 400 gallons of diesel. This fall, that fuel is costing him about $1,000 more per day than it did last year. “That’s just a cost that you cannot adjust around and make up for in other ways,” said Lehman, a fifth-generation farmer whose…
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What’s your favorite fall activity? Letters for Oct. 20, 2026
“My favorite fall activity is NOT getting all the political texts, emails and ads on the television.”
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‘Look at the health of our people’: Linn County farmer calls out Iowa lawmakers
Iowa has the nation’s second-highest cancer rate, but GOP leaders still rely on voluntary farm conservation. Linn County residents want answers.
