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Another shooting. This one in Ames, Iowa at a church where 3 people are dead, including the shooter.
The church hosts a regular Thursday evening event for its youth ministry.
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"Mail is beginning to pile up in our offices, and we're seeing equipment being removed," said Kimberly Karol, president of the Iowa Postal Workers Union and a postal clerk in Waterloo.
@JamesDoubek
@IowaPublicRadio
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I woke up this morning to snow and Pete Buttigieg was on NPR. This reminds me of nine years ago when it was January.
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BREAKING: Iowa Supreme Court declined to reinstate a six-week abortion ban. It remains legal up to 20 weeks. The 3-3 split decision leaves a 2022 district court ruling in place that rejected Gov Kim Reynolds request to reinstate the “fetal heartbeat” law.
@IowaPublicRadio
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Uh.
@tamarakeithNPR
just had a baby and had evidently filed a story still relevant enough to air in the 8:00 eastern
@NPR
newscast.
ICYMI: Tam's a badass.
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What did you think of last night’s democraOHMAHGEHRD TAYLOR SWIFT TINY DESK IS UP.
It's here.
Watch Taylor Swift perform tracks from her latest album, ‘Lover,’ at the Tiny Desk.
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Chief Justice Mark Cady, who wrote the opinion affirming right to same-sex marriage in Iowa, dies at 66
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.
@BetoORourke
says house parties like these, this is his 5th in Iowa today, are like the town halls he held as a congressman which gave him insight into what was important to his constituents.
#iacaucus
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Did all you midwesterners do your duty to comment on the warm temperatures with other humans you came into contact with today?
I sure did.
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President Trump is insulting wind energy during the debate. Iowa, a swing state, gets more than 40% of its energy from wind and gets bipartisan support.
#Debates2020
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Today is my last day at
@IowaPublicRadio
.
Signed off the air on 12/26/23 after 10 years as morning host, nearly 12 years in the newsroom.
I am grateful.
I begin as a Senior Politics Reporter next week with
@MPRnews
.
My first assignment?
Finish covering the Iowa caucuses.
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The crowd has assembled at the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center on the fairgrounds for
@BernieSanders
.
#iacaucus
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The steaks are high for tonight’s debate in Des Moines.
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What I say to people visiting Iowa.
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BREAKING:
@DMRegister
reporter
@andreamsahouri
and her former boyfriend are both found not guilty for failure to disperse and interference with official acts stemming from her arrest at a protest in May 2020.
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Influential Iowa Evangelical Leader Bob Vanderplaats says allegations made by a number of women against the president should not be ignored simply because he says he’s innocent
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Good morning, Iowa! It’s Thursday, the 11th of March. It’s going to be cooler today with high temperatures in the 40s to mid 50s with mostly sunny skies and journalism is not a crime.
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Theresa Greenfield rolls up to her press conference in her late husband’s Nova Rally. She’s talking about a plan to “combat the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild our economy, protect and expand health care, and always, always protect Social Security.”
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Barr: None
BREAKING: Attorney General William Barr tells AP that the Justice Department hasn't uncovered widespread voting fraud that could have changed 2020 election outcome.
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Made myself a little on-air cheat sheet. You’ll have to listen to see if it works.
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“For NPR News, I’m Clay Masters behind a row of outhouses”
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New rule: I hearby declare for every doctored image of a senator from Vermont folding his arms while wearing gloves and a mask that you post on social media, you must read and comprehend three news stories about your local or state government.
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Good morning from Iowa Public Radio’s Des Moines studios. It’s the first of July and that means as of today IPR is the owner of this statewide public radio network and not the state’s public universities.
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“Bacon is a spice,”
@KamalaHarris
going after the Iowa caucus support as she preps a Thanksgiving meal in Des Moines.
#iacaucus
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“Do you have almond milk?”
@NPR
White House Correspondent
@tamarakeithNPR
asks the barista at Fat Cup in Waterloo, Iowa.
“Yes, we do,” he responds.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken made stops in Nevada, Perry, Boone and Waterloo on Saturday before holding an event in his opponent Sen. Chuck Grassley's hometown of New Hartford. Franken completed his 99 county tour there.
#iasen
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Update from
@iowademocrats
on
#iacaucus
results:
“This is simply a reporting issue, the app did not go down and this is not a hack or an intrusion. The underlying data and paper trail is sound and will simply take time to further report the results."
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HAVE YOU USED YOUR HY VEE FUEL SAVER PERKS PLUS REWARD CARD!?
So Hy-Vee has emailed a press release out that says they are starting a new security force for their stores. Here is B-roll footage they provided, showing the new force — apparently equipped with body cameras, gun, taser, etc. This will launch in "multiple markets" across chain.
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Here’s what people attending tonight’s Trump rally in Des Moines are told when registering for their tickets.
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Castro ad running in Iowa telling Iowa it shouldn't go first.
I’m telling the truth, even when it’s not politically convenient.
Check out my new ad airing in Iowa today.
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I would like to see this recreated IRL ahead of Tuesday’s debate in Des Moines.
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Some personal news: my kids don’t appreciate that I’ve named the small spruce xmas tree Spruce Bringsteen.
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Yang has Weezer. Now, Buttigieg has Ben Harper. Candidates are going after my high school CD collection. Patiently awaiting a press release for who booked CAKE.
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Just a couple public radio reporters at the Iowa State Fair.
@scottdetrow
and I are in matching black polos and blue jeans. We’ll be performing a Blues Brothers medley on the grandstand tonight.
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Iowa was the third US state and the first in the Midwest to allow same-sex couples to wed.
Today was already going to be a busy one at the Capitol and this morning two bills to supercede federal law to ban gay marriage in Iowa were introduced:
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GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS, Doug Jensen of Des Moines was among the first among those who went into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Video went viral of him chasing Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman up a flight of stairs.
(Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
FLASH: Jury convicts Doug Jensen of Iowa in US Capitol riot case
After four hours of deliberation. Guilty on all counts
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I moved across the Missouri River a decade ago today to take a job as a statehouse reporter at Iowa Public Radio. I’ve been hosting mornings for the last 8+ years. Grateful for IPR members who’ve kept me (and the many other journalists I’ve worked with) on the air the last decade
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Sen. Grassley said he learned about the Deere strikes from me at a 4PM press conference when I asked him what message he had for the workers.
Grassley also says, "I don't have anything to say about it because I don't know the issues that are at stake. And I didn't even know they were in striking except you told me."
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It appears the governor is recording her conversation with
@POTUS
Thanks
@realDonaldTrump
for the positive & productive call today - I look forward to sharing details at our 1:30pm press conference in Pella
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“Kids, I need to record something in the closet so please stay quiet” - public radio dad on a snow day.
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In Iowa today: If you're old enough to drive, you're old enough to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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"What somebody says in an interview is one thing. How they govern is another,"
@PeteButtigieg
told me and
@tamarakeithNPR
about Trump’s acceptance of his marriage. Our wide-ranging
@nprpolitics
interview will hit feeds Tuesday.
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This is my “you should go vote if you haven’t” face.
Polls are open in Iowa from 7am to 9pm.
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Former South Bend Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
holds a Sunday afternoon rally at Lincoln High School on the south side of Des Moines on the day before
#iacaucus
. Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart introduced him. 1 day.
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We said goodbye to Lucinda on Friday. Today was the first morning since I started hosting that she wasn’t there with her head to scratch and keep me awake as I scrolled through scripts on my phone and brewed my first cup of coffee.
Hug your dogs. We don’t deserve them.
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An 11 year old in Charles City just asked a tax question at a presidential candidate town hall.
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Sen.
@BernieSanders
has packed a lot of campaign events in Iowa this weekend with surrogates like
@AOC
and Michael Moore. This was what his event in Perry, Iowa looked like. 8 days.
#iacaucus
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Some personal news: I left this banana in my hot car for hours and now my car smells like banana bread. cc:
@samsanders
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Hey! Remember
#CaucusLand
?! We won a Regional Edward R. Murrow in the Large Market Podcast division!!
We’re pleased to announce
@RTDNA
has awarded IPR with two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Congratulations to IPR’s
@Clay_Masters
,
@HelloKatePayne
and
@JohnPemble
.
Learn more >>
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Hi.
Annual reminder: college football athletes are college kids.
kbye.
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INBOX: The largest school district in Iowa,
@DMschools
, will reinstate a mask mandate on Wednesday in light of a federal judge temporarily blocking the state's ban on mask mandates.
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When Weezer played “Say It Ain’t So,” Andrew Yang appeared onstage, saying, “You don’t look like the fucking internet to me!”
Yang proceeded to dance at the front of the stage and sing along with the band.
@MarcHogan
@acasualfemale
#LJ19
#iacaucus
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"It's just really unimaginable to be in a position of having to think: How close to death am I before somebody is going to take action and help me?"
Incredible reporting of a personal story from
@carriefeibel
on
@MorningEdition
.
LISTEN:
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AKA I’m f*#^%# having Thanksgiving in Iowa.
Inbox: Kamala Harris to Spend Thanksgiving in Iowa With Her Family.
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Walked into the studio this morning and this greeted me on my desk... insert joke about the caucuses being a long time ago here.
cc:
@hellokatepayne
@johnpemble
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But what if I’m fully vaccinated and don’t want to take off my mask because it has so many sweet Nicolas Cages on it?
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Former Iowa State Representative Deborah Berry is speaking. She endorsed
@PeteButtigieg
today.
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Biden just mentioned the derecho that hit Iowa last month when discussing climate change.
#Debate2020
#iapolitics
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Wow.
INBOX: Iowans set new record for voter registration, per
@IowaSOS
.
Active voter registration totals:
D: 699,001
R: 719,591
No Party: 659,488
Other: 17,501
TOTAL: 2,095,581
Also: 955,971 ballots have been received by county auditors.
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Former South Bend Mayor
@PeteButtigieg
doesn't have to be in Washington... He's holding 5 campaign stops today in Iowa. This is what the noon town-hall held in Ames looked like.
#iacaucus
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.
@KamalaHarris
“we have so much more in common than what separates us and to win we’re going to need a nominee who has the ability to go toe to toe with Donald Trump.”
Adds: you’re looking at her.
#LJ19
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Some personal news: I cleaned my garage last weekend and sometimes I like to just stand and look at it.
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Now
@PeteButtigieg
is going to speak in Floyd County. The Elks Lodge In Charles City to be specific.
In ‘08 this county went Obama 60 to 38, and 56 to 42 in ‘12. It went to Trump in ‘16 54 to 39.
#iacaucus
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Nevada, Iowa.
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Buttigieg asked about lack of support from black voters. He brings up endorsements from Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart and former Waterloo Rep. Deborah Berry in Blackhawk County.
#iacaucus
#DemDebate
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Folks, she's getting a new IPR shirt.
To whoever ripped open my package and stole my
@IowaPublicRadio
supporter shirt from my porch, I hope you wear it daily and advertise the radio I love! 🌝
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That time I stood in a tree and whispered with Iowa’s state auditor
@RobSandIA
about breakfast pizza.
He also explains why he hasn’t been quick to endorse anyone in the
#iacaucus
so far.
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Introduced myself to a couple attendees at this Sen. Klobuchar event in Ames to talk about the race.
“Oh, the caucus guy,” one woman said.
“Clay UNDERSCORE Masters?” the other asked.
Love it.
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Is this heaven?
No.
I can confirm that the Field of Dreams game for 2020 is being moved to 2021.
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Important reporter covering
#iacaucus
update: I can now type Buttigieg without thinking about how to spell it.
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.
@PeteButtigieg
thanking volunteers at one of his Iowa campaign offices in Des Moines. At 22, he has the most offices in the state.
#IACaucus
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The incomparable
@zchace
called me last month while I was driving to Cedar Rapids for the first big Democratic cattle call. She was almost out of space on her SD card.
“You’re covering the race?” I asked.
“No. I’m covering
@daveweigel
. He’s intense!”
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I let my kids stay up to watch the sotu and they are giving running commentary like it’s MST3000.
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OH MAN
@davidfolkenflik
CALLED IOWA THE CORNHUSKER STATE!! He quickly corrected himself but as A native Nebraskan who has been working in Iowa for almost 8 years I kind of loved it.
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“I think I can also flip some Republicans”
@KamalaHarris
says as she flips pork at the
@iowastatefair
.
#iacaucus
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Meanwhile, in Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota will require all students to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Some personal news: I can hear both of my kids giggling in their virtual classrooms for their first days of online school. I'm thankful for the little things.
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News of the Full House voting will be "everywhere you look" on Wednesday.
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While prepping a Thanksgiving meal in Des Moines,
@KamalaHarris
was excited about her South Carolina Collard Greens.
I noted they’re from another early state.
@MiryamLipper
was quick to point out why they aren’t locally sourced from Iowa.
#IACaucus
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More than my dead body.
Over four years ago, we changed our guidance to say "over" is acceptable in all uses to indicate greater numerical value: Salaries went up over $20 a week. The crop was valued at over $5 billion. Over time, dissenters may grow to love this change.
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This is unacceptable.
@AnkenySchools
told a Black reporter she couldn't be in the room for a school board meeting that was "literally about diversity, equity and inclusion."
I'm still in shock of what I experienced covering the Ankeny school board meeting tonight. At first, I was told I wasn't allowed in the meeting even though I had contacted their communications team that I would be attending. After that, I was told the meeting was at (1)
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