U.S. income inequality at highest level in 50 years, economic gap growing in heartland

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-income-inequality-highest-level-50-years-economic-gap-n1058956

"Six states with the biggest yearly gains in inequality were primarily in the heartland — Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New Mexico."
"U.S. income inequality at highest level in 50 years, economic gap growing in heartland
Six states with the biggest yearly gains in inequality were primarily in the heartland — Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire and New Mexico.
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Sept. 26, 2019, 5:25 AM PDT
By Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according to Census Bureau figures.

Income inequality in the United States expanded from 2017 to 2018, with several heartland states among the leaders of the increase, even though several wealthy coastal states still had the most inequality overall, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau."

February 13, 2020

Sanders, Buttigieg formally request Iowa recanvass

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/10/sanders-buttigieg-request-iowa-recanvass-113269
"Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg’s campaigns formally requested a recanvass of specific precincts in Iowa after last week’s caucuses, setting the stage for a potential recount in the first caucus state."

February 11, 2020

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February 8, 2020

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February 4, 2020

Iowa Democrats hung up on campaigns after call gets heated

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/iowa-caucuses-live-updates-2020-democrats-make-their-final-pitches-n1128596/ncrd1129541
"The Iowa Democrats hosted a conference call with the campaigns within the last hour.

Sources confirm the Iowa Dems hung up on the campaigns as campaigns pressed for more information about the issues with reporting and when they would receive more data/results. Sources say the call got very heated."

February 4, 2020