May 14 O'Malley to announce presidential plans on May 30 By Ken Thomas, Associated Press BOSTON — Martin O'Malley plans to announce his presidential intentions on May 30 in Baltimore, a move that could present another Democratic challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue reading
May 08 ACT to expand computer-based testing By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — ACT test takers take note: The No. 2 pencil is losing its cachet. Greater numbers of high school students will be able to take the college entrance exam on a computer next year. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 3:16 How did Iowa's Avian Flu outbreak get so bad? By PBS News Hour Iowa, the country's largest egg-producing state, declared a major outbreak of the Avian Flu. And to try and contain the disease, millions of chickens and turkeys there and in Wisconsin and Minnesota have been killed. Amy Mayer, a reporter for… Continue watching
Apr 05 Iowa pastors hold sway in 2016 presidential election By Associated Press In some states, big city ward leaders or union bosses are the go-to guys to deliver votes. When it comes to Iowa's Republican caucuses, evangelical pastors are kingmakers, with sway over an important bloc of participants. Continue reading
Jan 20 Iowa Sen. Ernst promises focus on Americans' concerns in GOP response By Alan Fram, Associated Press In remarks that mixed calls for bipartisan cooperation with a flexing of GOP independence, freshman Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, cited Americans' worries about stagnant wages, lost jobs and canceled health care coverage. She called on Obama to cooperate with Republicans… Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Field of weeds: Could agriculture crisis crop up from herbicide resistance? By PBS News Hour Millions of acres of farmland in the U.S. have been affected by herbicide-resistant weeds, rendering some fields unable to be farmed. And the problem is spreading, which could mean more lost crops and lost profits. The EPA approved a new… Continue watching
Nov 04 Youth reporters investigate how minimum wage, gender and social media affect politics By Thaisi Da Silva As Democrats and Republicans seek out the young adult vote PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs looked at issues surrounding elections in their home states, from a bill on the minimum wage in Arkansas to the role of gender and social… Continue reading
Oct 16 Florida out of the gate at start of early voting By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA — Midterm elections are almost three weeks away, yet more than 904,000 Americans already have cast their ballots, with almost 60 percent of those early votes in Florida, according to data compiled by The Associated Press from election officials… Continue reading
Oct 14 Republicans winning the ad-spending race By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Conservative outside groups are outspending Democratic-leaning ones, $191 million to $130 million this cycle, the Washington Post’s Matea Gold reported Monday. Overall spending on everything from ads to keeping the lights on, combining both House and Senate races, has hit… Continue reading
Oct 06 Democrats pour money into 'firewall' states By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: N.C., Colo., Iowa tops in ad spending for final two months of campaign Democrats have edge on the air in all three Republicans spending more in Ark., Alaska, La. New polls show Roberts in… Continue reading