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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

IA: Arts & Culture

Trappist caskets await shipping on racks in the monastery's Peosta, Iowa, warehouse. (Ann Thomas/Arts Midwest)<br />
Iowa monks use natural resources to create wooden caskets

By Ann Thomas for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration …

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A photograph of the Iowa state capitol taken by Adam Reynolds, an aspiring photographer and Des Moines resident who has cerebral palsy. (Adobe Stock)
From Poetry to Photography, Iowans With Disabilities Show Creative Side

"Worlds Imagined" is the theme of this year's campaign for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - which is March. Iowans with disabilities and …

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Una fotografía del capitolio en el estado de Iowa tomada por Adam Reynolds, un aspirante a ser fotógrafo y residente de Des Moines que tiene parálisis cerebral. (Adobe Stock)
De la poesía a la fotografía, los discapacitados de Iowa muestran un lado creativo

"Mundos imaginarios" es el tema de campaña para este año en el Mes de la Concientización sobre Discapacidades del Desarrollo, que es …

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The State Historical Society of Iowa's mobile museum contains 56 artifacts and videos. (traveliowa.com)
Museum on Wheels: IA's History Hits Road for All Residents to Learn

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Cultural institutions in the U.S. are facing scrutiny to be more accessible and inclusive. The organization in charge of Iowa's …

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by …

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Chef Robert Anderson with the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College is a recipient of the L’Ordre des Palmes Academiques award from the French Republic. (dmacc.edu)
Iowa Chef Recounts a Life in Food

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa chef who has taught thousands of students the difference between trussing and tossing over the past 43 years is in …

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Twitter has about 68 million active users in the United States. (pixabay)
Twitter Study Participants Unaware 'Tweets' are Fair Game

DES MOINES, Iowa – New legal and ethical questions surrounding the business practices of Facebook seem to surface daily. But at the same time…

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A new study shows children think scientists are both men and women until they start first grade, and begin to associate science with males. (Pixabay)
Children's Perceptions of Who Can Be a Scientist Are Changing

DES MOINES, Iowa – Think of a scientist: if you were asked to draw that scientist in the 1960s, you almost certainly drew a male - but a new …

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Best of Iowa Humanity Put in Spotlight

DES MOINES, Iowa – Born a slave and then orphaned, George Washington Carver faced continual rejection until he found a welcoming home in Iowa…

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Social scientists say profanity is centuries old, but often comes with repercussions. (Laura Scroggins/Pixabay)
From Iowa to D.C., Foul-Mouthed Rhetoric on Rise

DES MOINES, Iowa – The new White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci's explicit tirade about his coworkers is seen as the latest …

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Many older Iowans are squeezed by increasing health care and prescription drug costs. (Images Money/Flickr)
Iowa Congressional Leaders Asked to Honor Medicare

DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 540,000 Iowans depend on Medicare for health care, and keeping the program strong is among the challenges facing …

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Simon Estes of Iowa was the first black man to perform in opera houses all over the world. <br />(DMACC)
National Recognition for Iowa Opera Trailblazer

DES MOINES, Iowa – With racial tensions high in parts of the country, an African-American Iowan who triumphed through adversity is receiving …

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