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111219 404 South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is outpacing the other Democratic Presidential candidates in Iowa, according to a new Monmouth Poll out today. Buttigieg garnered 22% support, former Vice President Joe Biden (19%) and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (18%). Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also made gains from Monmouth's August poll, but with 13%, fell outside of the top three status in Iowa. Buttigieg is up 14 percentage points since August, according to a new Monmouth Poll of

111219 304 The Sioux City School District could be hiring some additional teachers next year, according to the Sioux City Journal. At last night’s school board meeting, administrative officials say they are expecting a bigger budget next year, as initial projections aired Monday show new revenues could be up to 2.5 percent higher, while expenses could rise up to 3 percent. Superintendent Paul Gausman said the budget process doesn't usually begin with a specific expenditure, but said with a

A Sioux City native who successfully sued former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad for discrimination received a special commendation from the city of Sioux City. This summer a jury awarded Chris Godfrey who was the state’s former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner $1.5 million. Godfrey attended an event in support of the LGBTQ group oneiowa at St. Mark Lutheran Church on Monday, November 11, 2019. Before speaking about his legal battle that started back in 2012, Sioux City Council Member Rhonda

November 11 th is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War 1 in 1918. Armistice Day became Veterans Day, and today several ceremonies took place to commemorate the occasion, including Western Iowa Tech Community College. “In recognition of Veterans Day, we are holding this event.” The president of Western Iowa Tech greets students and the community for a short ceremony to honor members of the military. “We also welcome all of our veterans here today.” There’s a

111119 5 04 Democratic Presidential Amy Klobuchar campaigned in northwest Iowa this weekend. On Saturday morning, the US Senator from Minnesota joined a caucus training session at the Sioux City Public Library. At the event, Klobuchar said she wanted to help Iowa farmers and ethanol producers who have struggled because of the ongoing trade war with China and ethanol waivers to oil refiners. Those changes have led some farmers to file for bankruptcy. “I led the bill on the Democratic side with

111119 404 Today is Veterans Day and vets, city and county officials and residents met this morning at the Woodbury County Courthouse to honor those who have served in the military. Director of the Sioux City Vet Center Mary Jordan told those gathered in the courthouse rotunda that when the Vet Center started in the 1970s vets were not always treated with respect. “We started in 1979 in response to Vietnam veterans coming home, not being able to wear their uniforms. And not having a wonderful

111119 304 Today is veterans day and vets, city and county officials met this morning at the Woodbury County Courthouse to pay tribute. Mary Jordan is the director of the Sioux City Vet Center. Jordan told the group of around 125 people that her organization serves combat veterans, and helps them readjust to civilian life. Maybe it’s a mental health condition, specifically trauma-related we work with and those that have experienced military sexual trauma as well. We work with them in individual

110819 504 Michael Bloomberg has reached out to a senior Iowa Democrat in a sign that the billionaire former New York City mayor is planning a presidential campaign. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack told The Associated Press that Bloomberg telephoned him Thursday evening as reports were emerging that he was weighing a campaign. Bloomberg left a voicemail indicating he plans to run. Bloomberg aides say he has made calls to prominent Democrats but has not made a final decision to run for president.

110819 404 Three Democratic Presidential candidates will campaign in Northwest Iowa this weekend. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Colorado Senator Michael Bennet will make appearances in Sioux City and Orange City. Michael Bennet is meeting with potential caucus-goers this afternoon and evening. Asked this morning about the tariff battle that President Trump set off with China, Bennet said Trump was right to question the trade imbalance with China. But,

110819 304 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, and Colorado Senator Michael Bennet will make appearances in northwest Iowa today and tomorrow. Unlike many of the Democratic candidates, Bennet does not oppose a wall on the border with Mexico if it is part of the larger, modern immigration system. He wrote an immigration bill in 2013 with a similar suggestion. It had 46 billion dollars in border security, not the six billion that Donald Trump wants for a centuries-old