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Rachel Stassen-Berger
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Seeking: The next great journalism job. Former: news director/managing editor, politics editor; MN Capitol bureau chief, politics reporter.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds' staff estimates the total cost of her private school scholarships plan will be $341 million in its fourth year, when fully phased in.
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The lawsuit, filed by Disability Rights Iowa and other group, says Iowa runs an "inadequate, inaccessible and dysfunctional mental health system."
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U.S. local newspapers are dying at a rate of 2 per week. By 2025, a third of them will be gone. If you’re not convinced that’s a doomsday-level threat to democracy, read this state-by-state list of what local reporters uncovered in 2022. It’s a sample of what we stand to lose.
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As we head into the final stretch of the holiday shopping season, don’t let the stress overwhelm you. Stolen parking spots, cutting in line, and nonsensical assembly instructions can get to us. Take a breath, take a break, take a moment.
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New: publisher Fred Ryan announces layoffs coming in the first quarter 2023, number unclear. Refuses to answer or take questions in Newsroom Town Hall.
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Some incredible work here from and . I got an up-close look at the 2020 caucus debacle, freelancing for the AP. I told friends at the time I felt like I watched the death of the caucuses, and now here we are, almost 3 years later
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A story told in three chapters, it's part love letter and part breakup letter. This is our ode to Iowa’s Democratic caucuses.
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. has spent 50 years working at the Des Moines Register. It’s a remarkable accomplishment in a remarkable career that has been full of memorable moments.
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Well, Iowa... We’ve known the DNC was likely to give Iowa’s Democratic first-in-the-nation caucuses the boot for some time. So and I have been working away in the background for months on this grand narrative that follows their unlikely rise and spectacular fall.
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"This has been an emotional process," says DNC Chair of the panel voting to make South Carolina the first presidential primary.
Harrison is from SC & teared up while talking about the elevation of Black voters.
Back story: w/
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This is a huge moment for Iowa, which has held its first-in-the-nation caucuses since 1972. But, as these things often do, it feels pretty anticlimactic in the room. We're moving on to a discussion about how to penalize states that violate the order set by the DNC.
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Democrats voted to make history on Friday by emphasizing and elevating Black voices in the early days of the presidential nominating process, creating a seismic shift in the way America chooses its leaders. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol with @fran_chambers
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Already, New Hampshire promises to go rogue: “The DNC did not give New Hampshire the first-in-the-nation primary and it is not theirs to take away," NHDP Chair Ray Buckley says in a statement. "This news is obviously disappointing, but we will be holding our primary first."
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NEW: President Biden has recommended South Carolina lead the presidential nominating process, followed by NH, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan. Iowa completely booted from early window: desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol
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NEW: President Biden has recommended South Carolina lead the presidential nominating process, followed by NH, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan. Iowa completely booted from early window:
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For now, here’s a photo of my dog looking into the future and thinking about great journalism.
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DMs are open. If you’ve been laid off and need an ear, advice or any help I am here. The work you have done and will do is critical to our nation and democracy.
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I still have another month at the company so I will get to thank many talented colleagues here in Iowa and across the nation. This is a hard time in local news and you have more than met the challenge.
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I have so many people to thank for their work and for working with me. THANK YOU! I have been especially privileged to work with , who is one of the best leaders I have seen operate.
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Hello! I won’t bury the lead: I’m leaving the @desmoinesregister on Dec. 31. I will leave full of respect and admiration for the journalists I have been honored to lead since March 2018.
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Iowa hospitals have seen an early and unusually high surge in RSV and other respiratory viruses among babies and young children, crowding emergency rooms and hospital beds. With several weeks of winter ahead, providers are urging families to keep kids home.
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Democrats to decide on new presidential primary calendar, likely ending Iowa's status as the first state to vote
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I went back repeatedly to a beautiful part of western Wisconsin, talking to conservatives who see a nation that many Americans wouldn't even recognize. It's a dark place, dangerous, "straight up good versus evil." They are no longer the fringe.
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Iowa sex trafficking victim Pieper Lewis, who killed her rapist in June 2020, will be back in court at 9 a.m. for a probation revocation hearing after she left a women's center she was serving her probation at without permission Nov. 4.
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Sad loss here.
Michael Gerson, Post columnist and Bush speechwriter on 9/11, dies at 58
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By now you've heard that this midterm election is the red wave that wasn't. That's true, but most of the country still moved toward Republicans: washingtonpost.com/politics/inter
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Do not describe an election as disputed based on the claims of a candidate who disagrees with the outcome but is unable or unwilling to provide evidence of fraud or malfeasance.
Our AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide provides more elections guidance: apne.ws/3aD2mWj
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It's a battle royale in Iowa exurbs/suburbs. ""We feel very, very threatened by Ankeny." desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202 via
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Hello, fellow journalists. We have a city government/general assignment reporter position open immediately at @globegazette. Anyone interested should send a resume and a writing sample to lisa.grouette@globegazette.com. Tell your friends!
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The sun has set on the Capitol, but there’s still plenty of time to cast your ballot. Remember polls close at 8:00 P.M. in Iowa. Check your polling place. Grab your ID. Head out and vote. For more information visit VoterReady.Iowa.Gov.
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It’s Election Day in America, and I keep thinking about election workers. Many right now are literal stand-ins for democracy — holding onto the belief that voting can be executed not only easily, but joyfully. My latest with for :
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IOWA POLL: Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Brenna Bird as Election Day approaches
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Iowa Poll: Gov. Kim Reynolds has a 17-point lead over Deidre DeJear in governor’s race desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol via
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"It's a seemingly insurmountable lead, though anything can happen,” said pollster J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co.
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IOWA POLL:
(R) Chuck Grassley: 53%
(D) Mike Franken: 41%
Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
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