021220 404 Iowa is still dealing with the fallout of delayed Democratic caucus results, even as the presidential candidates have already competed in New Hampshire and are preparing for the upcoming caucuses in Nevada. Today, the Iowa Democratic Party accepted the requests from caucus frontrunners Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg for a limited recanvass of more than 80 precincts. In letters to both of the campaigns, I-D-P chair Troy Price wrote

021220 304 Doug Fisher has been named as the new general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City less than a week after the resignation of their previous general manager. Fisher is replacing former GM Jim Franke, who announced his decision to step down last week for personal reasons. Franke had held the position for less than two years. He will take over on Feb. 24. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she can’t comment on a lawsuit brought by former staff of the troubled state-run

021120 504 There is still no official winner of the Iowa Democratic caucuses as of today, even as voters go to the polls in that other first-in-the-nation state: New Hampshire. Presidential campaigns and national politicos are turning their attention away from Iowa. And for some party activists, one of the disappointments of the caucus night fiasco is what they see as a lack of recognition for volunteers and organizers. Lindsey Ellickson is a member of the Iowa Democrats State Central Committee.

021120 404 There are still no official results out of the Iowa Democratic caucuses today, as New Hampshire voters go to the polls for the first in the nation primary. Multiple failures in the Iowa Democratic Party’s caucus night reporting process delayed the release of results for days. IDP State Central Committee Member Lindsey Ellickson says she still has questions about what went wrong and says public trust in the party is on the line. “But I am worried about how that plays into voter trust

021120 304 There is still no official winner of the Iowa Democratic caucuses as of today (Tuesday), even as voters go to the polls in that other first-in-the-nation state: New Hampshire. Presidential campaigns and national politicos are turning their attention away from Iowa. And for some party activists, one of the disappointments of the caucus night fiasco is what they see as a lack of recognition for volunteers and organizers. Lindsey Ellickson is a member of the Iowa Democrats State Central

021120 Noon Sioux City School Board Member Dan Greenwell at yesterday’s board meeting talked about a possible $850,000 that could be cut from the 2020-21 budget. The board members will have budget discussions over the next two months toward setting a budget of more than $200 million by April. Greenwell brought his own summary of budget cuts to yesterday’s meeting and he also shared the cuts in a letter to district Superintendent Paul Gausman. Greenwell included pages of exhibits that went back

021020 504 Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns have filed requests for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. In today’s filing, the Sanders campaign cited "mathematical errors and inconsistencies" in more than two dozen caucus locations that it says would change the results if amended. The Iowa Democratic Party says the Buttigieg campaign requested a check on results in 66 precincts. Current results show Buttigieg with a razor-thin lead over

021020 404 Pete Buttigieg is seeking a partial audit of results from the Iowa Democratic Caucus. The Democratic presidential candidate made the request for a "partial recanvass" to Troy Price, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. Vermont US Senator Bernie Sanders has already submitted a list of 25 precincts and three satellite caucus locations that he wants the Iowa Democratic Party to review. Sander says if there are mistakes, correcting could give him an edge in the razor-thin difference in

021020 304 Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg's presidential campaigns have filed requests for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. In its Monday filing, the Sanders campaign cited "mathematical errors and inconsistencies" in more than two dozen caucus locations that it says would change the results if amended. The Iowa Democratic Party says the Buttigieg campaign requested a check on results in 66 precincts. Current results show Buttigieg with a razor-thin lead over

Democratic Presidential Candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders Edit | Remove 021020 noon Bernie Sanders’ campaign is asking for a “partial recanvass” of the results of last week’s Iowa caucuses . Today is the deadline for candidates to ask the Iowa Democratic Party to recanvass the results. A recanvass is not a recount, but a check of the vote count to ensure the results were added correctly. The state party released updated results on Sunday showing Pete Buttigieg leading Sanders by two