Midwest native Dave Price is Gray Television’s Iowa Political Director for nine stations that broadcast in the state and has been covering local, state and nat

A Republican senator hopes to "make Minnesota Iowa again" after introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties.

A central Iowa lawmaker is proposing that Iowa buy the nine southern Minnesota counties that are on the other side of Iowa’s border. State Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, is sponsoring a bill to start the ball rolling.

An Iowa lawmaker wants to expand the state of Iowa by buying Minnesota's southern row of nine counties. Though the proposal is far from a done deal, it's already stirring up conversation at the Statehouse. Republican State Sen. Mike Bousselot, of Ankeny, is spearheading the effort.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTTC) – Iowa State Sen. Michael Bousselot (R-Ankeny) announced he will be introducing a bill that proposes the purchase of Minnesota’s nine southern-most counties. Bousselot made the announcement at the Land Investment Expo in Des Moines.

(ABC 6 News) — Earlier this week, Iowa State Senator Michael Bousselot proposed the sale of the nine southernmost counties in Minnesota. Senator Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, further discussed the proposed sale with ABC 6 News on Wednesday, saying he was serious about his proposal for the State of Iowa to buy the counties.

A central Iowa lawmaker proposes that Iowa buy the nine southern Minnesota counties on the Minnesota-Iowa border.

Could a trip to Worthington from our area end up being an in-state trip? If one central Iowa lawmaker gets what he is proposing, that […]

District 21 from Ankeny started off the 91st General Assembly with not a proposal to expand state funding, but expand the state.

Jan. 15—ROCHESTER — Make Minnesota Iowa? That's the plan of one Iowa state senator. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, said he will introduce a bill in the Iowa General Assembly to purchase the ...

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