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Gov. Jim Pillen gives his annual State of the State speech in the legislative chamber in Lincoln on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

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Lawmakers gathered for the first day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Monday.

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Yankton’s Matt Michels likens the South Dakota Legislative Session to the “State Fair, Indoors.” He and Bernie Hunhoff, who ...