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Biden administration moves to protect Alaska wilderness; opening statements and first witness in NY trial; SCOTUS hears Starbucks case, with implications for unions on the line; rural North Carolina town gets pathway to home ownership.

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The Supreme Court weighs cities ability to manage a growing homelessness crisis, anti-Israeli protests spread to college campuses nationwide, and more states consider legislation to ban firearms at voting sites and ballot drop boxes.

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Wyoming needs more educators who can teach kids trade skills, a proposal to open 40-thousand acres of an Ohio forest to fracking has environmental advocates alarmed and rural communities lure bicyclists with state-of-the-art bike trail systems.

IA: Welfare Reform

In 2018, the average weekly unemployment benefit paid to Iowa workers was $385.19. (useche70/Pixabay)
A Drug Test to Get Unemployment Benefits?

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Trump administration has approved a new regulation allowing states to include drug testing as a condition for anyone …

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ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…

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Report: Barriers for Iowa Families on the Financial Edge

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Many struggling families, in Iowa and throughout the upper Midwest, are simply not getting the help they need. A new report from …

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From Scandal to Success at Training Agency

Des Moines, IA – Just over a year after the troubled the Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium was given a new name and put firmly …

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Family Farm Summit Draws Top Presidential Contenders

Des Moines, IA – Several of the top presidential candidates will be in Iowa this weekend to tackle the "three F's" -– farming, food…

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Showdown Over Kids’ Health Care in Congress

Des Moines, IA – Today is the day for the showdown in Congress over whether the U.S. House has the votes to override the President's veto of …

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More Iowa Families Facing a Winter Without Heat

Des Moines, IA - Temperatures will soon be dropping, putting thousands of Iowans who are currently living in homes without heat in danger. More than 2…

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