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By Jeff Angelo Jan 29, 2021 After talking to Wendy Wilde about the latest snowfall totals projected for the weekend, Jeff discusses a comment by a State Senator that the GOP push for in-classroom learning amounts to political payback; listeners discuss how their school districts have handled the pandemic; Alan Ostergren reveals some disturbing information while researching why the Des Moines School District denies open enrollment requests. Click below to listen to hour one of Need To Know With...

Also Monday, Alan Ostergren, attorney for Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, issued the following statement in response to the comments made by Elias.  “No amount of partisan spin can change the fact that the precedents of the House of Representatives require a contestant to first present her claims under state law," he said. "The Iowans in the Second Congressional District should not be denied their elected representative because Rita Hart cannot accept the fact that she lost.” Hart ...

The district says a privacy setting was "inadvertently changed" in February 2020. Author: Rachel Droze Updated: 5:15 PM CST January 28, 2021 DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools identified several alleged assault and bullying victims on its website. Seven documents published on the districts site included names and descriptions of students requesting transfers to different school districts. Some of the descriptions identified bullying, assault and even ...

By Kate Payne/Iowa Public Radio News • Jan 26, 2021 An attorney for former state Sen. Rita Hart is expressing confidence in the campaigns case before the U.S. House challenging the election results in Iowas 2nd Congressional District. A lawyer for former Democratic state Sen. Rita Hart is expressing confidence in the campaigns case before the U.S. House challenging the election results in southeast Iowas 2nd Congressional District. Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Me...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home Attorney for Hart says appeal to U.S. House is proper Rita Hart An attorney for Democratic U.S. House candidate Rita Hart is defending Hart’s decision to appeal her six vote defeat in last November’s election to a U.S. House committee, rather than through the Iowa court system. Marc Elias says Hart’s decision to skip the Iowa courts will not set a bad precedent. ” I just don’t think that’s true. I think that the House remains a forum for contests where ...

Jan 25, 2021 Alex Krull of the National Weather Service says this latest winter storm means a tricky evening commute; Representative Steven Holt explains why its important to insert abortion language into the Iowa Constitution; Alan Ostergren, attorney for the Miller-Meeks campaign, requests that Congress end the election challenge by Rita Hart; Eric Peterson offers advice on how to keep taxes from significantly eating into your retirement savings. Click below to listen to hour one of Need To K...

The top Republican on the House committee considering a challenge to the election in Iowa’s 2nd District called for the immediate dismissal of a request to overturn Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (R) razor-thin victory against Democrat Rita Hart.

John Pemble/Iowa Public Radio file Southeast Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) filed a motion asking the U.S. House to dismiss a challenge brought by her opponent, former Democratic state Sen. Rita Hart, who is disputing Miller-Meeks six-vote victory in the November election. Miller-Meeks’ legal team argues the contest should be dismissed because Hart didn’t first make her case in state court. Miller-Meeks’ filing Thursday marks the next step in an appeals process b...

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) has asked Congress to dismiss a petition from her Democratic competitor Rita Hart who is challenging the results of the election after Miller-Meeks won by six votes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa asked the U.S....