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Catholic Charities, Diocese of Des Moines, receives grant from Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa
(Des Moines) Catholic Charities, Diocese of Des Moines, recently received a $5,000 grant from the Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa in support of the organization’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program. The grant will be used to...

Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer, refiles in state court
President Donald Trump on Monday dropped his federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over a poll that found Democratic nominee Kamala Harris leading in Iowa shortly before Election Day in November, before...
Trump moves lawsuit against Ann Selzer, Des Moines Register to state court
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — President Donald Trump, Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and a former state lawmaker refiled a lawsuit in state court against Iowa...
Trump Drops Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster, Des Moines Register
President Donald Trump has withdrawn his federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, according to a court filing made Monday, ending his challenge over a statewide poll that inaccurately favored his 2024...

2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Information industry across Des Moines Sun publication area
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2bJennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and...

Trump drops lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer over 2024 poll
President Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer over their poll published three days before the 2024 election that showed then-Vice President Kamala Harris was beating the Republican nominee...

Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster and newspaper over pre-election survey that favored Kamala Harris
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Political reporter caught off guard by Trump's latest 'odd move' in court
In perhaps one of the most bizarre legal whiplashes since the start of Donald Trump's second presidency, he dropped his lawsuit against polling expert Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register on Monday — but then filed it again, in a different...
Iowa’s new health care law paused, but only for some companies
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A new state law regulating third-party health care companies can go into effect Tuesday as planned for much of Iowa, but not for the...

Iowa launches new statewide behavioral health system July 1
Iowa is launching a major overhaul of its behavioral health system on Tuesday. It’s designed to make mental health and substance use care more consistent and accessible statewide.The overhaul comes after a law passed last year that restructured...

Iowa Department of Agriculture addresses water quality concerns
BAN WILL STAY IN PLACE, AND KCCI IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS FROM OUR STATE OFFICIALS ON THE WATER QUALITY ISSUE. OUR CHIEF POLITICAL REPORTER, AMANDA ROOKER, SPOKE ONE ON ONE WITH GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS. NOW, THE GOVERNOR TOLD US FRIDAY THE RISE IN...
Iowa County supervisor announces bid for state auditor
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Republican Iowa County Supervisor Abigail Maas said she intends to seek her party’s nomination for state auditor in 2026, setting up a primary...

Iowa goes hands-free with new law banning cell phones while driving
The latest local, regional and national news events of the day are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with updated sports, weather and traffic. (ABC 6 News) – Drivers in Iowa should be ready to make some habit changes as a a new law banning...

Iowa’s hands-free driving law goes into effect July 1

Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster and newspaper over pre-election survey that favored Kamala Harris
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Law firm to move Darlington office to bank building
Posted By: Telegraph Herald June 30, 2025 DARLINGTON, Wis. — A southwest Wisconsin law firm will move its Darlington office and share space with a local bank. Apple River State Banks officials announced that they have entered a lease with the...
Nine Iowans Named Awardees in State Historical Society’s Excellence in History Awards
DES MOINES, IOWA (June 30, 2025) — State Historical Society Board of Trustees Chair, Dr Terrence Lindell, and Administrator Valerie Van Kooten joined the State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees to bestow the annual Excellence in History...

To keep Des Moines affordable, build like our grandparents did
Ed Pinto is senior fellow and co-director of the American Enterprise Institute Housing Center in Washington. Philip Joens’ recent reporting in the Register does a great job in identifying the central challenge facing the Des Moines metro: a...

Field of broken dreams? Future of one of Iowa’s oldest Little League programs in jeopardy
DES MOINES, Iowa — The future of one of Iowa’s oldest Little League programs is uncertain after the owner of a private road announced the league must find an alternative route to its ballfields by the end of the year. “I don’t understand it,” Ross...

Trump Drops Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer — Her Attorneys Confirm ‘No Settlement’ Paid
Photo of J. Ann Selzer by Jenny Condon Photography. President Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, which he filed in response to a poll she conducted for the paper right before the...