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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) has hired four staffers in Iowa and three in New Hampshire as he works to build on the momentum his campaign has seen in recent weeks.
None of the Iowa hires has top-level experience on a presidential, federal or statewide campaign there.
But the South Bend, Indiana, the mayor got a late start in the 2020 race and there already was a large primary field of candidates. Much of the top talent in Iowa has signed on with other campaigns, leaving late entries such as Buttigieg with a smaller pool of strategists from which to choose.
The new hires fill a much-needed role because Buttigieg's lack of staff in some early-voting states raised questions about his ability to harness the growing support he's seen.
Iowa outdoor enthusiasts will soon have an option to place an organ donor sticker on their hunting and fishing licenses under a new law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds.
It's called Logan's Law after Logan Luft, of Charles City, who died at age 15 in 2017 after an all-terrain vehicle crash.
Luft, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, had decided to be an organ donor and his family says that decision saved the lives of five people who received his organs.
His father Leonard Luft and other relatives sought the bill in his memory after seeing organ donor stickers on hunting and fishing licenses in Minnesota.
The bill passed unanimously. It requires the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to include organ donor information in hunting safety courses and to provide the designation of organ donor on hunting and fishing license applications.
