Nate Willems pledges to go after corporations as Iowa AG Erin Murphy, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Aug 21, 2026 22 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DES MOINES — The parade of candidates for state and federal office in Iowa continued at the Iowa State Fair this week.kAmw6C6 2C6 9:89=:89ED 7C@> E96 s6D |@:?6D #68:DE6C !@=:E:42= $@2A3@I @G6C E96 A2DE EH@ 52JDik^AmkAm}2E6 (:==6>Dk^AmkAm~77:46 D@F89Ei x@H2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2=k^AmkAm!@=:E:42= A2CEJi s6>@4C2Ek^Am kAm(92E 96 D2:5i (:==6>D @? uC:52J A=65865[ :7 6=64E65[ E@ AC@D64FE6 3FD:?6DD6D E92E :==682==J F?56CA2J H@C<6CD 2?5 A@==FE6] w6 244FD65 4FCC6?E x@H2 pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= qC6??2 q:C5[ 2 #6AF3=:42? CF??:?8 7@C C6\6=64E:@?[ @7 ?@E 36:?8 DF77:4:6?E=J 288C6DD:G6 :? 6:E96C]k^Am People are also reading… Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? 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