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@DMRegister executive editor! Previous: @OWHnews executive editor. @DMRegister news director, politics editor; MN Capitol bureau chief, politics reporter.

Iowa
Joined August 2009
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
The final @DMRegister Iowa Poll before the caucuses is out. Donald Trump: 48% Nikki Haley: 20% Ron DeSantis: 16% Vivek Ramaswamy: 8% Ryan Binkley: 1% Asa Hutchinson: 1% I dug into the numbers for a deeper dive on how each candidate performs. #iacaucus desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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Although Nikki Haley has pulled ahead of Ron DeSantis, the poll shows clear dangers lurk for her going into a caucus night that could be decided by Iowans’ willingness to brave the snow and cold. desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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Are you a mid-career media professional of color looking to take your career to the next step? Apply for the Constellation News Leadership Initiative by this Friday, Sept. 22 ⭐️ lenfestinstitute.org/diverse…
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Personal news! I’m really excited to join the ⁦@NBCNews⁩ team as a contributor. I’m still covering the Iowa caucuses and the 2024 presidential race as the ⁦@DMRegister⁩’s chief political reporter, but now I’ll get to share those insights with NBC and MSNBC viewers too
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
#OTD in 1862, journalist & civil rights activist Ida B. Wells was born in Holly Springs, MS. Wells spent her life exposing the evils of lynching and organizing for racial justice causes. Learn more about her crusade against lynching: bit.ly/2tgoahh #APeoplesJourney
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Following a @propublica-@SahanJournal report on fast-tracked home financing deals that left Somali families in Minnesota financially devastated, federal lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss what could be done to shield buyers. By @Lussenpop of @propublica. sahanjournal.com/housing/sen…
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Iowa lawmakers have officially convened today's special session. Their intention today is to pass a "fetal heartbeat" law, which would ban nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
2/2 It's a bowl of vegetables! No, it's the cook. Games with things, courtesy of Giuseppe Arcimboldo, who died (alas!) OTD in 1593.
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Illustrating how extensive the veto power in Wisconsin is, ⁦@GovEvers⁩ today struck the “20” and the hyphen from “2024-25” to guarantee more money for schools every year through 2425. Story c/o ⁦@MollyBeck⁩ and ⁦@jessieopie⁩: jsonline.com/story/news/poli…
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Reports of starvation are emerging in Ethiopia after the US and UN took the dramatic step of suspending food aid in the wake of massive theft. Ethiopia's government rejects accusations that it's primarily to blame. An AP investigation reveals new details. apnews.com/article/c129b6942…
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Center-based infant care costs more per year than in-state tuition at a public university in 34 states and the District of Columbia. assets.aecf.org/m/databook/a…
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NEW: Two high profile Iowa Republicans have endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair and Iowa House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl are jumping in early desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today. All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
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The U.S. has gotten no reprieve from its epidemic of mass shootings. There have been at least 192 mass shootings so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. nyti.ms/3HMDV3O
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
We're so proud of the work @kelsey_kremer and @CourtneyCare put into this documentary! It's screening all weekend at @TheVarsityDSM. Find showtimes and tickets at DesMoinesRegister.com/RAGBRA… #RAGBRAI
Shift: The RAGBRAI Documentary premiered last night and it was kind of like stopping to get ice cream at the top of a big hill on RAGBRAI. A treat, a delight, you could even say life changing. @CourtneyCare @kelsey_kremer @DMRegister congrats, well done, we’re so proud of you!
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
New report shows that Minnesota lost about a quarter of its newspapers from 2000-2021, 60% of which were in Greater MN and 40% in the Twin Cities. The number of people working at newspapers also dropped 70%. mprnews.org/story/2023/05/03… via @MPRnews
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Rachel Stassen-Berger retweeted
Wisconsin Supreme Court, in 6-1 ruling, rules that a hospital can’t be forced to give deworming drug ivermectin popular with conservatives to COVID patients Only conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley dissented
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"The parties have resolved their case." Dominion v. Fox is SETTLED.
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I have been working on scanning hundreds and hundreds of photos by a photographer named L.W. Ward from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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