Some in GOP worry new limits will hurt their voters, too
As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Some Republicans worry voting limits will hurt the GOP, too
As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Biden faces long odds in push for more state 'red flag' laws
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would allow authorities to temporarily disarm people who are considered a danger to themselves or others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Biden faces long odds in push for more state 'red flag' laws
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would allow authorities to temporarily disarm people who are considered a danger to themselves or others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Biden faces long odds in push for more state 'red flag' laws
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would allow authorities to temporarily disarm people who are considered a danger to themselves or others.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Capitol riot clouds Democrats' look at contested Iowa race
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa Democrat’s quest for Congress to overturn her state-certified defeat for a House seat is prompting awkward divisions within her party, months after its members reacted with uniform fury at Donald Trump’s unfounded drive to reverse his presidential election loss.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Capitol riot clouds Democrats' look at contested Iowa race
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa Democrat’s quest for Congress to overturn her state-certified defeat for a House seat is prompting awkward divisions within her party, months after its members reacted with uniform fury at Donald Trump’s unfounded drive to reverse his presidential election loss.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons' charity
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds auctioned off an afternoon of her time to raise money for the namesake charity of a couple who own one of the nation's largest pork producers and have contributed nearly $300,000 to her campaign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons' charity
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds auctioned off an afternoon of her time to raise money for the namesake charity of a couple who own one of the nation's largest pork producers and have contributed nearly $300,000 to her campaign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor auctioned off access for pork barons' charity
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds auctioned off an afternoon of her time to raise money for the namesake charity of a couple who own one of the nation's largest pork producers and have contributed nearly $300,000 to her campaign.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
States holding key vaccine discussions in closed meetings
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign accelerates, governors, public health directors and committees advising them are holding key discussions behind closed doors, including debates about who should be eligible for the shots and how best to distribute them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
States holding key vaccine discussions in closed meetings
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign accelerates, governors, public health directors and committees advising them are holding key discussions behind closed doors, including debates about who should be eligible for the shots and how best to distribute them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
States holding key vaccine discussions in closed meetings
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — As the nation's COVID-19 vaccination campaign accelerates, governors, public health directors and committees advising them are holding key discussions behind closed doors, including debates about who should be eligible for the shots and how best to distribute them.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
FBI: QAnon backer from Iowa was among 1st to breach Capitol
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week's deadly pro-Trump insurrection, chasing and menacing a Black police officer, federal agents said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor, aides appear in PR video for no-bid vendor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor and four aides helped make a marketing video for a Utah company that was awarded no-bid contracts for work on the coronavirus pandemic, a move that has raised allegations of favoritism and improper use of public resources.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A white man who deliberately
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor, aides appear in PR video for no-bid vendor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor and four aides helped make a marketing video for a Utah company that was awarded no-bid contracts for work on the coronavirus pandemic, a move that has raised allegations of favoritism and improper use of public resources.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Iowa governor, aides appear in PR video for no-bid vendor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor and four aides helped make a marketing video for a Utah company that was awarded no-bid contracts for work on the coronavirus pandemic, a move that has raised allegations of favoritism and improper use of public resources.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Court upholds life sentence for Iowa coach who abused teens
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pelosi says Iowa Republican in contested race will be seated
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent's contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Pelosi says Iowa Republican in contested race will be seated
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Majority Democrats in the U.S. House will allow an Iowa Republican to take office while they review her opponent's contest claiming the six-vote race was wrongly decided, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Federal judge in Iowa ridicules Trump's pardons
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Fired Tyson boss says COVID office pool was a 'morale boost'
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the Tyson Foods managers fired for betting on how many workers would contract COVID-19 at an Iowa pork plant said the office pool was spontaneous fun and intended to boost morale.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
No officers convicted by Iowa AG in force cases since 2004
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When cops pulled over Marquis Jones for loud music one sunny afternoon in October 2017, the 27-year-old Black man got out of his car and ran.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation confirmed allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tyson fires 7 at Iowa pork plant after COVID betting inquiry
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation confirmed allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa using $10M in virus aid to fund state police officers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration is using $10 million in federal pandemic relief funds to pay the salaries of state police officers, who have played only a small role in Iowa's virus response.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa's contact-tracing firm helped Trump, Reynolds campaigns
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After facing a workforce shortage for months, Iowa awarded an emergency $2.3 million contact-tracing contract to a company that has worked for the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds and is owned by a Republican insider.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa's contact-tracing firm helped Trump, Reynolds campaigns
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After facing a workforce shortage for months, Iowa awarded an emergency $2.3 million contact-tracing contract to a company that has worked for the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds and is owned by a Republican insider.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa's contact-tracing firm helped Trump, Reynolds campaigns
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After facing a workforce shortage for months, Iowa awarded an emergency $2.3 million contact-tracing contract to a company that has worked for the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds and is owned by a Republican insider.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa's contact-tracing firm helped Trump, Reynolds campaigns
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After facing a workforce shortage for months, Iowa awarded an emergency $2.3 million contact-tracing contract to a company that has worked for the campaigns of President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds and is owned by a Republican insider.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
States plan for vaccines as daily US virus deaths top 3,100
States drafted plans Thursday for who will go to the front of the line when the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine become available later this month, as U.S. deaths from the outbreak eclipsed 3,100 in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Police guide that calls BLM a terrorist group draws outrage
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent law enforcement training group is promoting a lengthy research document riddled with falsehoods and conspiracies that urges local police to treat Black Lives Matter activists as terrorists plotting a violent revolution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Police guide that calls BLM a terrorist group draws outrage
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent law enforcement training group is promoting a lengthy research document riddled with falsehoods and conspiracies that urges local police to treat Black Lives Matter activists as terrorists plotting a violent revolution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa Democrat to challenge 6-vote loss in appeal to US House
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Democratic congressional candidate who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in Iowa and instead appeal directly to the U.S. House for additional recount proceedings.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa board certifies 6-vote Republican win in US House race
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials on Monday certified a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Iowa board to certify 6-vote Republican win in US House race
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials on Monday were expected to certify a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Recount drama in US House race as Iowa candidates near a tie
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The historically close race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seat could be approaching a tie.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Lawsuits: Tyson managers bet on virus cases at Iowa plant
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The top official at Tyson Foods’ largest pork plant created a pool for managers to bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak, lawyers for the estates of four dead workers allege.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Some GOP governors shift on mask mandates as hospitals fill
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — After Republicans expanded their control of Iowa’s Legislature this month, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the outcome was a validation of her small-government approach to managing the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
States tightening anti-virus restrictions amid case surge
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The deadly rise in COVID-19 cases across the U.S. is forcing state and local officials to adjust their blueprints for fighting the virus, with Republican governors adopting mask mandates — skeptically, in at least one case — and schools scrapping plans to reopen classrooms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Changing course, Iowa governor enacts limited mask mandate
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday.
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Changing course, Iowa governor enacts limited mask mandate
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Iowa governor orders limited mask mandate, new restrictions
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — With Iowa hospitals filling up, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds dropped her longtime opposition to a statewide mask mandate and enacted a limited version of one on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ex-football players sue Iowa, alleging racial discrimination
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for 13 Black former Iowa football players announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit alleging his clients suffered racial discrimination under longtime coach Kirk Ferentz.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ex-football players sue Iowa, alleging racial discrimination
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for 13 Black former Iowa football players announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit alleging his clients suffered racial discrimination under longtime coach Kirk Ferentz.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Ex-football players sue Iowa, alleging racial discrimination
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A lawyer for 13 Black former Iowa football players announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit alleging his clients suffered racial discrimination under longtime coach Kirk Ferentz.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Democrat to seek full recount in tight US House race in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat trailing by 47 votes in the nation’s tightest congressional race announced Thursday that her campaign would request a full recount in the southeastern Iowa district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
GOP congresswoman-elect from Iowa says she has COVID-19
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican congresswoman-elect who flipped an Iowa seat in last week's election said Thursday that she tested positive for the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
GOP candidate inches ahead in close US House race in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Republican candidate seeking to flip a Democratic-held Iowa congressional seat pulled ahead by 40 votes Tuesday after a county said that it failed to report accurate results from a small town on election night.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Few mail ballots arriving in tight Iowa congressional race
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Only small numbers of mail ballots are arriving after the election in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, where the candidates in Tuesday’s election remain locked in a tight race.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Republicans flip one House seat in Iowa and push for another
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa flipped one U.S. House seat on Wednesday and were competing in a tight race to pick up another.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
County boards begin tabulating record early vote in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — County election boards began counting a record number of absentee ballots in Iowa on Monday, racing toward a Tuesday night deadline to have those votes tabulated.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Pre-election virus spike creates concerns for polling places
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases across the country, including in key presidential battleground states, is creating mounting health and logistical concerns for voters, poll workers and political parties ahead of Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Pre-election virus spike creates concerns for polling places
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases across the country, including in key presidential battleground states, is creating mounting health and logistical concerns for voters, poll workers and political parties ahead of Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Judge backs Iowa's limits on absentee ballot drop box sites
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has kept in place guidance from Iowa's secretary of state that county elections commissioners can only set up absentee ballot drop boxes at or outside their offices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Iowa elections officials concerned over surge in virus cases
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Elections officials in Iowa are worried about the state's rising number of coronavirus cases, saying that any illnesses or absences among key workers and volunteers could hinder their services through Election Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Iowa's use of pandemic aid for 2nd IT project draws scrutiny
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is planning to use millions of dollars in federal pandemic relief funds on a long-term plan to improve data management across state agencies, a second information technology project that may not fit the intended purpose of the aid.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Court ruling could block thousands of Iowa ballot requests
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A split Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a new Republican-backed law that could bar county elections commissioners from mailing absentee ballots to thousands of people who omitted information on their applications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Court ruling could block thousands of Iowa ballot requests
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A split Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a new Republican-backed law that could bar county elections commissioners from mailing absentee ballots to thousands of people who omitted information on their applications.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Conservative lawyer floats challenge of election outcome
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A national conservative group may challenge the outcome of the Nov. 3 elections by arguing that municipalities are improperly using hundreds of millions of dollars in private money to administer the polls, a lawyer for the group said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Iowa Supreme Court sides with GOP over absentee ballot forms
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court upheld a state directive Wednesday that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Iowa Supreme Court sides with GOP over absentee ballot forms
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court upheld a state directive Wednesday that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Iowa prosecutor charged over deportation threats to doctor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa prosecutor has been charged with harassment for allegedly threatening to pursue meritless criminal charges against his ex-fiancee, a doctor from Iran, that he warned could cause her deportation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
History for sale
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Field of Nightmares
DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Should we build it, and would they come?
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FEMA asks for return of disaster aid
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - After the raging Cedar River filled his home with 13 feet of water and ruined most of his possessions, Justin Van Fleet pleaded for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get back on his feet.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
On prank call, Walker discusses strategy
MADISON, Wis. - On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public employee unions, promising never to give in and joking that he would use a baseball bat in his office to go after political opponents.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Wisconsin could set union-busting blueprint
MADISON, Wis. - The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the public sector. It could have far-reaching effects on electoral politics in this and other states by helping solidify Republican power for years, experts said Monday.
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