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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Valley Junction opens up farmers market season
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The farmers market season is officially underway with Valley Junction hosting their first event Thursday night. The farmers market closed down 5th Street in the Valley Junction area with over 90 vendors filling the road. Historic Webster Theater damaged in fire reopens over 1 year later This included Brian Bahr from V&B Farms who makes homemade ice cream with farm machinery. This is his second year back. There were some new additions like West Homestead's Healing Herd with baby goats in the northern kids area. Live music was also a hit starting at 6:30 p.m. with Megaballad performing at Railroad Park. Valley Junction will hold a farmers market every Thursday from May to September from 4-8 p.m. Metro News: Valley Junction opens up farmers market season Bombers golf facility struggling to secure funding granted another extension by city MercyOne and Bras for the Cause team up for yearly Muffins and Mammograms initiative Walk-ins held at several Des Moines schools to protest public education cuts Metro man plays it cool as he surprises wife with $100,000 scratch-off win Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
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Gov. Reynolds, Speaker Grassley at odds in state budget proposals
DES MOINES, Iowa — There is one day left in the legislative session, but there was no flurry of activity in the Iowa Capitol building as lawmakers wait until an agreed upon budget. The Iowa Republican controlled legislature will miss the deadline to end the session, the 110th day and will now work in overtime with a party divided over the state budget. With the budget expected to be just shy of $9.5 billion dollars, $36 million is holding up the final gavel out of the year. Governor Kim Reynolds on Monday announced that her and the Iowa Senate were in an agreement on the FY 26 budget, sitting at $9.417 billion. House Republicans are at $9.453 billion, but Reynolds wants the House Republican caucus to match the lower budget because of state tax cuts and federal policy. Webster Theater reopens over 1 year after fire 'I believe that this tariff, the tariff strategy that the President has put in place, I believe it's going to work but it's going to take some time and it's bumpy,' said Governor Reynolds. 'And that could potentially have an impact on our economy. So we need to buckle down and really think about how much and what we're spending on. And so, that's why I ended up aligning with the Senate, because I mean, if we could even get lower, I'd probably go lower.' The Governor added that her initial budget at the beginning of the year was too high for her liking and had operated under the assumption she would come to a lower agreement this year. For House Republicans, the Speaker of the House told reporters on Thursday that a $14 million funding policy is a major sticking point. 'That was included in the original number that was part of the governor's proposed budget. At no point did we think that wasn't going to be something that we were going to be able to find. And I will be honest with you, that's one of the pieces right now that I would say is one of the biggest sticking points. Our caucus feels extremely strong that if we're going to provide that level of support that we did with that bill last year, that we're not going to go back and just cut that and leave schools in a situation to find the difference. Those are more like Governor Culver practices that we saw and we don't want to see that happening on something like that,' said Speaker Grassley (R), District 57 from New Hartford. That $14 million for paraeducator funding, which is what Grassley is referring too, was in Reynolds' budget at the beginning of the year. That was approved by lawmakers last year, as a part of negotiations involving changes to the state's area education agencies. Reynolds dropped that $14 million in that agreement with Iowa Senate Republicans, but Grassley is holding strong on it as lawmakers committed to it last year. Iowa News: Valley Junction opens up farmers market season Bombers golf facility struggling to secure funding granted another extension by city MercyOne and Bras for the Cause team up for yearly Muffins and Mammograms initiative Walk-ins held at several Des Moines schools to protest public education cuts Metro man plays it cool as he surprises wife with $100,000 scratch-off win Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
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Walk-ins held at several Des Moines schools to protest public education cuts
DES MOINES, Iowa – Students in the Des Moines metro were taking part in the National Day of Action before school started Thursday morning. Students were joined by elected leaders, educators, and members of the community at rallies around Des Moines. They gathered outside schools, with some protesters holding up signs reading, 'Honk for Schools.' The walk-in was sponsored by the National Education Association and the Iowa State Education Association in protest of cuts to public education. One teacher, who attended a rally outside Central Campus, said it's important for kids to learn about how the government works because they will eventually help shape it. Sky-high ticket prices for Caitlin Clark's return to Iowa for Fever preseason game 'Because they're eventually going to be voters and they need to develop their critical thinking and have arguments and discussions about yes or no, pro or con. And this was a heated debate right along with should we wear uniforms. So that was a big conversation as well. And I think that this is something they'll always remember,' said Kathleen Feeney, a 4th-grade teacher at Des Moines' Downtown School. Feeney spoke about the parents' support for student participation, saying, 'Also the parents endorse this and they wanted to be a part of it. They thought it was a great idea. You know, we joked that we can't get them off screens and then I can't keep their attention. I'm not clickbait, you know, I don't have any coins. They can't level up with me. So the parents were excited for them to have these hard discussions. We call them Socratic discussions and pick a side and stick to it, you know, so the parents appreciate it. The rallies wrapped up in time for the kids to get to class. Organizers said 70 schools participated across Iowa, including 12 in Des Moines. MercyOne and Bras for the Cause team up for yearly Muffins and Mammograms initiative Walk-ins held at several Des Moines schools to protest public education cuts Metro man plays it cool as he surprises wife with $100,000 scratch-off win Fans get the chance to mingle with Iowa Hawkeye coaches at annual I-Club Banquet How a local doctor and a 'life-changing' class are helping people lead healthy lives Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
