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Since President Donald Trump began U.S. military attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, Iowans have seen average gasoline prices jump from $2.635 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline to $4.536, according to AAA data. For Iowa farmers, the war has also driven up the cost of the diesel fuel and fertilizer they rely on for food production.
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New Medicaid rules in the Trump administration budget bill are making it much harder for kidney patients to get the dialysis they need to stay alive. The new rules have prompted some rural hospitals to reduce services, or close altogether, meaning some people have to drive hundreds of miles to get care.
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Missouri would keep the back-and-forth system unless Congress opts for permanent daylight saving time.
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President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.
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Residents from across Missouri gathered in Maryville on March 28th for the third local “No Kings” protest, part of a broader series of demonstrations held nationwide and around the world opposing the Trump administration.
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While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the voter rolls.
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Environmental scientists are pushing back on an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, requiring farmers to use the herbicide glyphosate to protect the nation's food supply.
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Performance venues and cultural organizations are seeing a spike in artists from abroad canceling performances and demonstrations — and rethinking U.S. tours.
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Tariffs are a key component of the Trump administration's policy to revive the U.S. economy. So far, the strategy of taxing trading partners is not working as promised in Nebraska.
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The workers lost their jobs as part of the president's promised federal workforce reduction effort. Experts say the impact will be far-reaching for the region's economy and for people who rely on federal services.