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Amanda Rooker

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Amanda Rooker

    What shaped Zach Lahn? We went back to his hometown to find out (opens the original)

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    What Zach Lahn's Sioux City roots reveal about his run for Iowa governor What Zach Lahn's Sioux City roots reveal about his run for Iowa governor Zach Lahn remembers growing up in Sioux City, where Sunday dinners were at his grandparents' house, the neighborhood was full of kids, and Friday nights were spent playing football. He also remembers believing he needed to leave it all behind to find something better. Lahn left Iowa for college in Colorado and later worked in Montana and Kansas before

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Amanda Rooker

    What shaped Rob Sand? We went back to his hometown to find out (opens the original)

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    Rob Sand wants to lead Iowa. His hometown helps explain how he would do it Rob Sand wants to lead Iowa. His hometown helps explain how he would do it Long before Rob Sand was asking Iowans to make him their next governor, he was riding his bike across Decorah trying to find his friends. “We'd bike around town and try to figure out, like, whose house is everybody hanging at today?” Sand recalled. Those streets look different now. Many of the stores have changed. Sand no longer lives there. But as

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Amanda Rooker

    Trump announces new $15 billion Iowa steel plant (opens the original)

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    President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new steel plant in southeast Iowa that he says will be the largest in the United States. The president hosted steel executives and several Iowa leaders Monday afternoon for the announcement at the White House. Video above: Iowa Gov. Reynolds thanks President Trump during announcement of $15B steel plant The mill is being built by Mesabi Metallics, a Minnesota company owned by India-based Essar Group. It's expected to create roughly 6,000 construction

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Amanda Rooker

    Ashley Hinson calls for House to return as fuel prices become flashpoint in Iowa Senate race (opens the original)

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    Gas prices, Iran war take center stage in Iowa Senate race as Hinson and Turek push relief plans Gas prices, Iran war take center stage in Iowa Senate race as Hinson and Turek push relief plans With high gas and diesel prices squeezing household budgets and raising costs for farmers, Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates are offering similar ideas for relief while trading blame over the war in Iran and what Congress has done about it. Republican Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is now callin

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Amanda Rooker

    Rob Sand wants term limits for Iowa politicians. He says they should apply to him, too (opens the original)

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    Democratic candidate for Iowa governor Rob Sand wants to limit statewide elected officials to 20 years in office. Here's how it would apply to him Democratic candidate for Iowa governor Rob Sand wants to limit statewide elected officials to 20 years in office. Here's how it would apply to him Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand wants to limit Iowa elected officials to no more than 20 years in state office, and he says he would be willing to live under the same limit if elected. The propos

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