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☆ We're downgrading Emerson Electric on inconsistent execution and weak results
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But that was all over shadowed by misses on sales, weak underlying growth, and a suboptimal outlook for the current quarter and fiscal year 2024. For the current quarter, the sales forecast was solid, even as the earnings guidance came up short. On a full-year basis, sales and earnings forecasts fell short of expectations, as did cash-flow-generation targets. Guidance Looking ahead, management's forecast for the current quarter pointed to a better than expected sales result, however its earnings guidance came up short. On a full-year basis, expectations for underlying sales growth and full-year earnings bracketed expectations.

Persons: —, EBITA, Emerson, Surendralal Karsanbhai, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Timothy Aeppel Organizations: Emerson Electric, Revenue, Emerson, National Instruments, CNBC, Workers, Emerson Electric Co Locations: belter, Marshalltown , Iowa

☆ Trump 'stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes,' special counsel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. October 29, 2023. Donald Trump "stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes" related to trying to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election , special counsel Jack Smith 's office said in a court filing Monday. "But the defendant stands alone in American history for his alleged crimes." The other filing alleged that Trump "has promoted and extolled the events of that day. While the violent attack was ongoing, the defendant told rioters that they were 'very special' and that 'we love you.'

Persons: Donald Trump, Smith, Jack Smith, Smith's, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, Republican, Capitol Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, U.S, Washington ,

Before the endorsement, Mr. Trump repeatedly criticized Ms. Reynolds, who had joined Mr. DeSantis at campaign events around Iowa, for her perceived disloyalty. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, spent Monday testifying in a civil fraud trial that threatens his business empire in New York. In Iowa, Mr. DeSantis is in need of a jolt. “She’s the reason we’re red,” said Gloria Mazza, the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Polk County, which includes Des Moines. Leaders of Iowa’s evangelical community, an important voting bloc, suggested Ms. Reynolds’s endorsement was a major coup for the DeSantis campaign.

Persons: Trump, Reynolds, DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis’s, “, ”, Gloria Mazza, Mazza Organizations: Mr, Gov, Des Moines Register, NBC, Iowa Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Des Moines, Iowa, New York, South Carolina, Polk County

[1/2] Republican U.S. presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds display "Get Shit Done" mugs during a "Fair-Side Chat" at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds will endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's bid to be the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter. An endorsement from Reynolds could be a critical boost for DeSantis, who has fallen far behind former President Donald Trump in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The DeSantis campaign and Reynolds's office did not respond to requests for comment. Reynolds will appear at a DeSantis rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday at 6 p.m.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Kim Reynolds, Evelyn Hockstein, Ron DeSantis's, Reynolds, Donald Trump, DeSantis, Trump, Pete Schroeder, Gram Slattery, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Republican U.S, Florida, Iowa, Fair, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, DeSantis, NBC News, Trump, NBC, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S

Kim Reynolds of Iowa is expected to endorse Gov. The endorsement is set to take place as Mr. DeSantis appears in the state, according to three people familiar with the plans. Her interest in his candidacy has been clear for months, including to Mr. Trump, who criticized her for not falling in line behind him. People who have spoken with Ms. Reynolds say she has had some frustrations with the DeSantis campaign’s stumbles. But she is enraged with Mr. Trump, who has twice attacked her personally, according to those people.

Persons: Kim Reynolds, Ron DeSantis, Donald J, Trump, DeSantis, Reynolds, campaign’s Organizations: Gov, Republican, Des Moines Register, Republicans Locations: Iowa, Florida

The New York hedge fund executive instead spoke highly of Haley's Republican rivals as well, naming Florida Gov. A Des Moines Register poll published Monday shows Haley tied with DeSantis for second in Iowa, which hold the first-in-the-nation GOP caucuses on Jan. 15. Haley and DeSantis are in an increasingly expensive battle against each other as they head into the third Republican primary debate next week. Neither Haley nor DeSantis is currently devoting any advertising dollars to criticizing Trump. She has won over new donors in recent weeks, including former Illinois Gov.

Persons: Nikki Haley's, Paul Singer, Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Donald Trump’s, DeSantis, Haley, —, Joe Biden, Trump, ”, Marc Short, Mike Pence, Biden, Bruce Rauner, ” Haley, Rauner, Israel, “, Israel —, Jaime Harrison, ” Harrison, Gavin Newsom, Newsom, belittling Haley, Singer, Ken Griffin, Griffin, Eric Levine, Scott, ” Levine, you’ve, Donna Valiga, “ Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu “, She’s, ” Valiga, “ She’s, ’, ___, Emily Swanson Organizations: Republican, South, Florida Gov, GOP, Democratic, Trump, Des Moines, Illinois Gov, Trump . Democratic National, Gov, Singer, New, Dallas, American Opportunity Alliance, Representatives, DeSantis, PAC, Israel, ___ Peoples Locations: CEDAR RAPIDS , Iowa, Dallas, Parkland, South Carolina, York, Florida, Israel, Iowa, China, Trump's, Sioux City , Iowa, New York, Chicago, New Hampshire, Cedar Rapids, America, Washington

The recent missteps have created an unwelcome wrinkle for Trump, his campaign team and the larger Republican political apparatus. Republicans have questioned whether Biden is able to serve as commander-in-chief, pointing to his age and mental fitness. And, during a rally in South Carolina in September, Trump confused former Florida Gov. “President Trump continues to dominate in primary polls and is winning against Crooked Joe Biden in the general election,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement. Instead of attacking Biden directly over his age, Trump instead tries to paint Biden as “incompetent,” and “cognitively impaired,” which he argues is not solely about the president’s age.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, –, He’s, ” Trump, Biden, Weeks, Trump, Barack Obama, Obama, Viktor Orbán, Turkey –, Jeb Bush, George W, Bush, ”, …, Ron DeSantis, —, can’t, ’, ” DeSantis, Nikki Haley, I’ve, ” Haley, MSNBC chyron, Trump’s, Biden’s, Crooked Joe Biden, Steven Cheung, “, he’s, Megyn Kelly, Kelly Organizations: CNN, Trump, Republican, Florida Gov, Former South Carolina Gov, Republican Jewish Coalition, Democratic National Committee, Twitter, MSNBC, Hamas, Publicly, “, Crooked, Air Force, Biden, NBC, Sirius XM Locations: Cedar Rapids , Iowa, Sioux City , Iowa, Sioux Falls , South Dakota, Iowa, Washington , DC, Hungary, Turkey, Israel, South Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, “, Former

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier had significant death rate increases. Because the number of babies born in the U.S. varies from year to year, researchers instead calculate rates to better compare infant mortality over time. The U.S. infant mortality rate has been worse than other high-income countries, which experts have attributed to poverty, inadequate prenatal care and other possibilities. The national rate rose to 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, up from from 5.44 per 1,000 the year before, the new report said.

Persons: “ It’s, ”, Marie Thoma, Eric Eichenwald, Eichenwald, Danielle Ely, —, ” Ely Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, University of Maryland, American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Philadelphia, U.S, Georgia, Iowa , Missouri, Texas

The justices are set to hear arguments in the agency's appeal of a lower court's decision that reversed its denial of attorney Steve Elster's trademark application for "Trump Too Small" - an irreverent criticism of former President Donald Trump - to use on T-shirts. Elster applied for the trademark in 2018, invoking an exchange between Trump and U.S. Elster said that "Trump Too Small" expressed his opinion about "the smallness of Donald Trump's overall approach to governing." The trademark office rejected Elster's application based on a 1946 federal law that bans the use of a person's name in a trademark without their permission. The Supreme Court in recent years has struck down two trademark laws, citing free speech concerns.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Steve Elster's, Elster, Marco Rubio, Trump, Rubio, Marco, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Erik Brunetti, Joe, Hillary, Blake Brittain, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Supreme, U.S . Patent, Trump, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, U.S, California, America, Washington

Only after he was awkwardly pulled aside on stage and informed that he was in Sioux City did he make a correction. Trump's Sioux flub caught the attention of Florida Gov. “I don’t think he’s senile. A Trump spokesperson noted that Trump hasn’t criticized Biden directly on age, and Trump has long argued that Biden's problem isn't actually his age but his mental state. But when a reporter noted Trump’s actual age, neither woman saw it as problem.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Viktor Orbán, “, ” Biden, Biden, ”, Skylar Swan, it’s, Melody Crowder, Meyer, they’ve, they’re, ” Crowder, Cecelia S, Curtis, ” Curtis, Sioux flub, Ron DeSantis ’, Chris Christie, ” Christie, flubs haven't, Trump hasn’t, isn't, Harris, Josh Schwerin, Trump’s, ” Schwerin, Nikki Haley, Haley, Heidi Morin, ” interjected Kristin Brand, ” Brand, Janine Whitcomb, ” ___ Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Hamas, Trump, Democratic, Republican, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Davidson College, United State, Democrat, Biden, Florida Gov, Former New Jersey Gov, National, Fox News, Former South Carolina Gov, United Nations Locations: Hungarian, Turkey, U.S, Summerville , South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa, United, Summerville, Sioux City , Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sioux City, Israel, Gaza, Derry , New Hampshire, Bourne , Massachusetts, Morin, Epping

☆ Haley Catches DeSantis in GOP Race for Second in Iowa
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has balanced her time and money between Iowa and early primary states. Photo: Kyle Mazza/nurphoto/Zuma PressSIOUX CITY, Iowa—The race is on—for second place—in this state that hosts the first 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest on Jan. 15. Former President Donald Trump looks well positioned to win the state, although his challengers frequently point out that the Iowa caucuses are known for dramatic shifts in support during the closing months of the campaign.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Kyle Mazza, nurphoto, Donald Trump Organizations: South Carolina Gov, Zuma, SIOUX Locations: Iowa, SIOUX CITY , Iowa

☆ In First State for GOP Presidential Voting, the Race Is on for Second Place
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( John Mccormick | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Donald Trump, who spoke at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday, looks well positioned to win the state. Photo: scott morgan/ReutersSIOUX CITY, Iowa—The race is on—for second place—in this state that hosts the first 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest on Jan. 15. Former President Donald Trump looks well positioned to win the state, although his challengers frequently point out that the Iowa caucuses are known for dramatic shifts in support during the closing months of the campaign.

Persons: Donald Trump, scott morgan Organizations: Reuters SIOUX CITY Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, Reuters SIOUX CITY , Iowa, Iowa

☆ ‘Super commuting’ is on the rise — and that spells big trouble for mid-size cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Aki Ito | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

If you work in San Francisco, super commuting is the difference between living in a suburb or next to a vineyard. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe tech industry, which has embraced hybrid work more than other employers, is especially friendly to super commuters. Still, he notes, not all big cities will fare equally well in the age of super commuting. In its pre-pandemic analysis, the Census Bureau found that, on average, super commuters earned higher salaries than other commuters. For Callihan, who always dreamed of living in the big city, super commuting was a means to an end.

Persons: Lee Robinson's, Robinson, Uber, Robinson doesn't, He's, they're, Mitchell Moss, Moss, Carson Qing, Qing, Ivana Istochka, She's, Rick Bowmer, who's, Istochka, Lindsay Callihan, Callihan, Aki Ito Organizations: Hilton, New York University, Census Bureau, New Yorker, Amtrak Locations: America, Des Moines , Iowa, Denver, San Francisco, Iowa, Cleveland, Syracuse, New York, Los Angeles, Novato, Napa ., San Jose, Amity, Milan, Lisbon, Manhattan, Silicon, New York City, New, Manhattan —, Cary , North Carolina, North Carolina

☆ Trump edges up in Iowa even as legal challenges grow, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. October 29, 2023. Trump is showing strength in Iowa despite considerable legal challenges. The former Republican president faces four criminal and three civil trials, some related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. "He’s still the dominant player in the field, and his standing has in fact improved from August," said J. Ann Selzer, who conducted the poll. The poll was conducted before Trump's former vice president, Mike Pence, dropped out of the race over the weekend.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Biden, He’s, Ann Selzer, Haley, DeSantis, Mike Pence, Susan Heavey, James Oliphant, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Former U.S, NBC, Des Moines Register, United Nations, Trump, Democrat, Republicans, Thomson Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, U.S, Former, Iowa, Florida, Midwestern

One of Donald J. Trump’s new comedic bits at his rallies features him impersonating the current commander in chief with an over-the-top caricature mocking President Biden’s age. With droopy eyelids and mouth agape, Mr. Trump stammers and mumbles. A burst of laughter and applause erupts from the crowd as he feigns confusion by turning and pointing to invisible supporters, as if he does not realize his back is to them. Mr. Trump has had a string of unforced gaffes, garble and general disjointedness that go beyond his usual discursive nature, and that his Republican rivals are pointing to as signs of his declining performance. On Sunday in Sioux City, Iowa, Mr. Trump wrongfully thanked supporters of Sioux Falls, a South Dakota town about 75 miles away, correcting himself only after being pulled aside onstage and informed of the error.

Persons: Donald J, Biden’s, Trump, squints Organizations: Republican Locations: Sioux City , Iowa, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Afterward his visit, Trump Jr. told reporters that the list of legal cases facing the former president will ultimately boosts his political cause. Trump has said he expects to win Iowa big as he defies the typical strategy of lowering expectations. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning aggressively in Iowa, has criticized Trump for skipping the series of Republican presidential debates and campaigning only before large audiences. “In a time of war, and great heartache and trial, criticizing the leadership of our strongest Middle Eastern ally?” Brown said. “This guy was in the middle of watching moms and dads weeping over their little babies who had just been killed.”

Persons: Trump's, Son Donald Trump Jr, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Trump, Ron DeSantis, “ Donald Trump's, ” DeSantis, Benjamin Netanyahu, Joseph Brown, ” Brown, ” Organizations: Orpheum, GOP, West Des Moines, Trump Jr, Iowa, Florida Gov, CNN, Hamas Locations: Sioux City, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, West Des, Texas, Israel, Iranian, Washington , Iowa

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The food delivery business Yelloh — formerly known as Schwan's Home Delivery — is cutting 750 jobs nationwide and closing 90 delivery centers. The closures for the Bloomington, Minnesota-based company will begin Dec. 8. The company will continue to serve 18 states with its iconic yellow trucks. In 2018, the Schwan family sold a 70% share of its business to the Korean firm CJ CheilJedang for $1.8 billion. But the family kept the Schwan's Home Delivery business and rebranded it last year as Yelloh.

Persons: —, Schwan's, CJ CheilJedang Organizations: Bloomington, UPS, Minneapolis Star Tribune Locations: Minn, Bloomington , Minnesota, Delaware , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky, Maine , Maryland , Michigan, Minnesota , Missouri, New York , Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota , Texas , Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

☆ Trump mines data trove in Iowa to avoid mistakes of 2016 loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Nathan Layne | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] Volunteers gather at the Donald Trump 2024 campaign headquarters in Iowa ahead of a door-knocking event in Urbandale, Iowa, U.S., October 14, 2023. Reuters interviews with nearly 40 party leaders, Trump staff and campaign volunteers in Iowa show how the former president has learned from his past mistakes. In 2016, Trump, thinking he had little chance of winning Iowa, kept his operation in the state threadbare. "I don't think people realize in 2016 how shoestring that was," said Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party, referring to the Trump campaign. In 2016 Trump didn't have the staffing or digital infrastructure to follow up on such leads, meaning many Trump supporters like Jones and her husband stayed home on caucus night.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nathan Layne, Trump, Ted Cruz, Jeff Kaufmann, Rachel Paine Caufield, Trump's, Ron Desantis, Alex Latcham, we've, Ann Jones, Jones, Marshall Moreau, Cris Christenson, DeSantis, he's, Jonah Jones, Adel, Ross Colvin, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Volunteers, REUTERS, DES, Trump, Iowa Republican Party, Sunday Trump, Drake University, Reuters, DeSantis, Hawkeye State, Ipsos, Iowa, Christian, Republican, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Urbandale , Iowa, U.S, , Iowa, Sioux City, Florida, Cruz, Adel, Des Moines, Clive , Iowa, Adel , Iowa

☆ US right-wing radio host Larry Elder ends 2024 Republican presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Day Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Scott Morgan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Right-wing U.S. radio host Larry Elder said on Thursday he was suspending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who joined the race in April, failed to gain enough support to qualify for the Republican Party's candidate debates. "As I look at the path forward, and after careful consideration and consultation with my campaign team, I have made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign," Elder said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Elder urged his supporters to unite behind Trump, the Republican front-runner, to beat Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 2024 election.

Persons: Larry Elder, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump . Elder, Elder, Joe Biden, Trump's, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Eric Beech, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: Republican Party of Iowa's, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Republican, Twitter, Trump, Democratic, Florida, South Carolina, New, Thomson Locations: Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, New Jersey

She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area's longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River. As in New Orleans, drinking water in the parish is drawn from the river. Parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin — all part of the vast Mississippi River basin, which touches 31 states — are experiencing extreme drought conditions. New Orleans officials also were working on a plan to build an emergency pipeline. This is the fifth year the Corps has built an underwater structure to slow the salt water flow.

Persons: Monique, Byron Marinovich, ”, Belle Chasse, “ We've, Keith Hinkley, “, —, Stephen Murphy, Cynthia Lee Sheng, Murphy, ” ___ Smith, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Camille Fassett Organizations: ORLEANS, ”, U.S . Geological Survey, Wisconsin —, Tulane University’s School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine, Management, U.S . Army Corps of Engineers, Corps, NOAA’s Center, Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, Associated Press Locations: Mississippi, Plaquemines Parish, New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico, Port Sulphur, Pointe, Plaisance, Marinovich, Belle, ”, Midwest, Vicksburg , Mississippi, U.S, Kansas , Nebraska , Missouri , Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, Orleans, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, Plaquemines, Jefferson, United States, Tampa Bay , Florida, Gulf Coast, Buras , Louisiana, Hartford , Connecticut, Seattle

☆ Colo. judge rejects Trump's bid to toss lawsuit aimed at keeping him off 2024 ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Summer Concepcion | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The decision comes just days before a trial on Trump's eligibility for the ballot is expected to begin. In a 24-page ruling, Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace pushed back on Trump's argument that Congress, not courts, should handle questions related to his ballot eligibility. She also sided against Trump's claim that state election officials lack the power to enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Wallace's ruling Wednesday comes after Chief U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer denied Trump's request to move the Colorado ballot case to federal court. In a four-page order, Brimmer sent the lawsuit back to the same state court in Denver County where it was filed on behalf of the group of voters.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Sarah Wallace, Wallace, Philip A, Brimmer, George W, Bush, Jena Griswold Organizations: U.S, Republican, Wednesday, Capitol, NBC, United States Congress, Chief U.S Locations: Cedar Rapids , Iowa, U.S, Colorado, Denver, Washington, Denver County, Jena

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the 10 teenagers charged in a deadly 2022 shooting at an Iowa high school now wants to withdraw his guilty plea. Octavio Lopez Sanchez Jr. was originally charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, and two counts of willful injury-causing serious injury. In August, Lopez Sanchez agreed to plead guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury, WHO-TV reported. Lopez Sanchez filed a motion last week to withdraw his guilty plea. In the motion, Lopez Sanchez said his legal counsel was ineffective and incorrectly told him that if found guilty he would face life in prison without parole.

Persons: Octavio Lopez Sanchez Jr, Lopez Sanchez, Jose David Lopez, Lopez, wouldn't Organizations: DES, WHO, East High School Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, Des Moines

In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition -- and more people than projected are taking the offer, which might force scrambles to shore up state budgets. It's especially an issue in states like Arizona and Iowa, where at least some families whose children were already in private school can now take advantage of public funding. Her state has a new education savings account program — which is paying for students from families of any income to switch from public to private school and for many already in private school to remain there. Opponents of the programs are bracing for lawmakers to attempt to make up for the higher costs by further cutting public school funding, even though lawmakers have not publicly threatened to do so. The plans are in doubt because of opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who live in rural areas where private schools are scarce and public schools are some of the most important institutions.

Persons: ”, Josh Cowen, it's, Ryan Cantrell, ” Aaron Galaz, “, Heather Stessman, Stessman, Beth Lewis, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Ben Toma, ” Toma, Greg Abbott, Matt Huffman, Hannah Fingerhut, Samantha Hendrickson, Isabella Volmert, Paul Weber Organizations: Michigan State University, American Federation for Children, Catholic, Our Schools, Arizona Gov, Republican, Republican Gov, Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Arizona, Iowa, — Arizona, Florida , Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, West, Phoenix, Waterloo , Iowa, Our Schools Arizona, Texas, Des Moines , Iowa, Columbus , Ohio, Indianapolis, Austin , Texas

In Iowa, where evangelical Christians dominate the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses, Rowland and other pastors are delivering a message meant to resonate both biblically and politically. While curbing abortion has for decades energized Christian conservatives like no other issue, the attack by Hamas and Israel's response have put new pressure on Republican candidates to hew not just to traditional Republican support for Israel but to beliefs rooted in the Bible. Some Christians support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland. Some evangelicals believe Israel is key to an end-times prophecy that will bring about the return of the Christian messiah. Daniel Hummel, author of “Covenant Brothers: Evangelicals, Jews, and U.S.-Israeli Relations," said that Republican support for Israel has become a proxy for other conservative priorities, particularly on immigration.

Persons: Steve Rowland peered, Rowland, “ Israel, Israel, Joe Biden, “ We’ve, ”, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump, Roe, Wade, Daniel Hummel, Haley, Ron DeSantis —, “, ” Hummel, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, ” Scott, Scott, DeSantis, Joseph Brown, Netanyahu “, Brown, Marion, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Brad Cranston, ” Ann Trimble Ray, ” Rowland, they've, Tiffany Stanley Organizations: Sun, of Christ, Republican, Iowa, GOP, South, United Nations, The Associated Press, “, Brothers, Trump, Florida Gov, Trump Republican Party, Baptist Church, Heritage Baptist Church, CNN, Associated Press Locations: NEWTON, Iowa, Des Moines, Altoona, Israel, Iran, South Carolina, Cedar Rapids, White, U.S, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, It's, Carolina, Newton, Washington , Iowa, Burlington , Iowa, Gaza, Trump, , Iowa, Washington

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Livestock and poultry producers will need to comply with more specific standards if they want to label their products organic under final rules announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA's new Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards are being implemented after years of discussions with organics groups, farming organizations and livestock and poultry producers. Under the rules, organic poultry must have year-round access to the outdoors. Organic livestock also must have year-round outdoor access and be able to move and stretch at all times. The USDA's National Organic Program will oversee the new rules, working with certifiers accredited by the agency.

Persons: Tom Vilsack, ”, Tom Chapman, John Brunnquell, ” Brunnquell Organizations: DES, —, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Organic Trade Association, Producers, Program, American Farm Bureau Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, Indiana

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