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021320 404 State Representative Mark Smith of Marshalltown is running to be the next chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. Smith said today that his background gives him the experience to help restore confidence to the party. Current chair Troy Price announced his resignation yesterday after the still delayed results of the Iowa caucuses were said to be inaccurate. The Democratic Party State Central Committee will meet Saturday afternoon to elect a new party chair. Republicans in the Iowa

021320 304 A State Representative from Marshalltown says today he’s running to be the next chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. Mark Smith says that his background gives him the ability to step in and help restore confidence to his party. Current chair Troy Price announced his resignation yesterday, after more than a week of confusion about the process and results of the Iowa caucuses. “So whether people oppose or support abortion, I think the least we can do is ensure that all human remains

021320 noon State Representative Mark Smith of Marshalltown is the first candidate to announce he’s running to be the next chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. Current chair Troy Price announced his resignation yesterday, after more than a week of confusion about the process and results of the Iowa caucuses. Smith told Radio Iowa today that his background gives him the ability to step in and help restore confidence to his party. Smith announced in September he would not seek reelection to a

02.12.20 504 Iowa is still dealing with the fallout of delayed Democratic caucus results. 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. The two presidential campaigns will have 24 hours after receiving that to decide if they want to go forward with their requests. I-D-P chair Troy Price wrote letters to both campaigns, saying that

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