The White House and GOP lawmakers say a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that Democrats want rolled back keeps undocumented people from getting health benefits — a claim experts say is misleading.
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Chris Cournoyer, former State Senator from eastern Iowa, discusses her tenure as Lt. Governor, how her appointment came about, her focus and responsibilities and her current campaign for State Auditor including the office's fit with her tech background and her priorities for the office.
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WVIK News spoke with 14-year-old Nicolina Pappas about her nonprofit Nicolina Turtles Co, which she started when she was 8 years old. Recently, the Rock Island teenager was honored by Action for Nature and the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for her conservation work.
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WVIK News spoke with Rock Island Community Development Director Miles Brainard about the ordinance, which is set for a second reading by the city council on October 13th. The interview also covers updates to the Casino-West development site, Community Home Partners' resolution of support, and an influx of funds for the city's Home Repair and Accessibility Program.
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The Upper Mississippi River Conference is returning for its 19th year on October 15th and 16th, with a strong focus on river issues and environmental change.
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Former Illinois House speaker scheduled to begin 7 ½-year sentence Oct. 13
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Pritzker accuses administration of ‘’holding bipartisan funding hostage’’ to score political points
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Armed agents in military fatigues patrolled downtown Chicago last weekend. The image sent a message as the Trump Administration continues with its immigration enforcement blitz.
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Largest-ever plan covers roads, bridges, waterways, airports, transit and more
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Discrepancies in Ian Roberts’ education background have surfaced after the former Des Moines superintendent was arrested by federal immigration agents last week. Here’s what we found out and what’s still unknown.
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Johnson County officials are pulling their support for a new joint law enforcement facility that would house a new county jail, the sheriff’s office and the Iowa City Police Department. After both the county and the city agreed to continue discussions on the shared facility, Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel said he no longer sees a path forward.
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Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts of Guyana has been charged with illegally possessing four firearms while in the U.S. without legal status. A federal criminal complaint states he is under a valid deportation order and has not been authorized to work since 2020.
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The student's research found that the statue, which had been part of the Mount Vernon college's art collection for over a century, had been taken from the Etowah Indian Mounds in Georgia in 1886. It was returned to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation on Sept. 30.
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People working to address hunger say the canceled report is a main resource to understand where and how people are experiencing food insecurity across the country.
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The Trump Administration asked states to find the lowest-cost option in the latest program to build broadband infrastructure in rural areas. That opens the door for more types of technology, which some worry could be less reliable in the long-term.
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China typically buys close to half of the soybeans grown in the U.S. But the ongoing trade war means farmers in the Midwest must consider other options — and none are as profitable.
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Popcorn festivals and even "popcorn capitals of the world" dot the middle of the country. Yet this ubiquitous snack is grown on fewer than 1,000 farms in the U.S. today.
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