Broadband will be expanding in rural Iowa, courtesy of federal funding for CenturyLink. The tech firm is getting 500 million dollars a year for six years to extend the internet to well over a million rural homes and businesses in 33 states.… MORE
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Tulane provost courts UI post
Another finalist for the next president of the University of Iowa post is on campus today. Michael Bernstein will meet with faculty and staff…as well as be part of a public forum with the community. He’s currently the provost of Tulane University.… MORE
Walker skirts abortion issue, not worried about lost Iowa lead
For months, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has lead the polls in Iowa, but just in the past few weeks, his commanding lead among Iowans has suffered to the pomp and circumstance of real-estate mogul Donald Trump. Walker finished up his two-day swing in the caucus state with a meet and greet in Guthrie Center on…… MORE
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Farmers are relieved by Monsanto’s decision to nix its plans to buy Syngenta. The deal would have meant the hybrid seed and herbicide maker would have controlled 45 percent of the global seed market, leaving Johnston-based Pioneer in a distant second place. USDA says farm income will be down for this year. The department estimates…… MORE
Iowa on alert for wildfowl with flu
Iowa will join a national effort to keep an eye on wild waterfowl for bird flu symptoms. Migrating birds are blamed for the outbreak that wiped out flocks at 70 poultry operations in the state. DNR is asking hunters to report any birds that look sickly or worse, and the areas where they’re found.… MORE
Clinton outlines detailed rural economic plan at DMACC
With USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack by her side, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton outlined her rural economic development plan at the Des Moines Area Community College-Ankeny campus on Wednesday. Less than 24 hours earlier, Vilsack announced his endorsement of Clinton. “She is loyal,” said Vilsack. “It’s a very personal decision, and it’s one that I didn’t…… MORE
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will be in Ankeny today, talking about jobs and manufacturing. Clinton will appear at DMACC, close to the Deere and Company campus, as the company heads into contract talks with its union. Deere has seen a decline in farm equipment sales over the past year as crop prices declined. A federal…… MORE
Iowa workers value stability
When it comes to what Des Moines workers value most, it all boils down to job stability…that’s the upshot of a poll through an interactive art exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. The exhibit was from Workshift, a national good jobs campaign aimed at setting a new people-driven standard for good jobs.… MORE
Deere negotiates with UAW on new contract
Deere and Company has begun contract talks with the UAW on a new six-year labor agreement. The current contract expires at the end of next month. The talks come at a time when the company is seeing declining sales in its farm equipment because of the drop in crop prices.… MORE
Trump hints at student debt plan in Dubuque rally
GOP front-runner Donald Trump was in Dubuque Tuesday night for a massive “Make America Great Again” rally. Though the city is usually known for its Democratic-leaning views, more than two thousand people showed up to hear the real estate mogul speak. Trump touched on his normal foreign policy ideas, such as militarizing in the Middle…… MORE
