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A pending trade deal with Canada and Mexico is generating some bipartisan support in a political climate that is often seen as deeply divided. That’s the message from a Republican U-S senator and a former Democratic agriculture secretary.
Tom Vilsack toured the Anderson Erickson Dairy in Des Moines with Sen. Chuck Grassley today (Monday). The two say they share a commitment to improving and modernizing trade with Mexico and Canada.
Another Iowa Democrat has entered the primary race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst.
Mike Franken said in an introductory video today that he's "not afraid to stand up for the proud progressive principles that Iowa Democrats share."
Franken retired from the U.S. Navy as a three-star admiral in October 2017. He was born and raised in rural northwest Iowa and moved back to Sioux City shortly after his retirement.
Des Moines commercial real estate business president Theresa Greenfield, Des Moines businessman Eddie Mauro, and Indianola lawyer Kimberly Clark are already in the Democratic race.
The pilot of United Flight 232 has died. Al Haynes helped save 184 passengers and crew members in July of 1989. The aircraft suffered a major malfunction in the air and was forced to crash land at the Sioux Gateway Airport.
Gary Brown is the Director of Emergency Services in Woodbury County and friend of Haynes.
Brown says Haynes was one of the most humble people he ever met and wasn’t comfortable with the title of hero after the crash.
Brown says Haynes considered Sioux City his second home.
