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Des Moines, IA

DES MOINES, Iowa — In 1918, Gertrude Rush became the first African American woman licensed to practice law in Iowa. "She was a giving person, but she was a warrior too," Attorney Vicky Long Hill said. "There was racial unrest here in the city and in Iowa during that time... She not only was an attorney, she was a civil rights activist and she assisted women with women's issues."

Celebrating Gertrude Rush: Iowa's first female African American lawyer

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Nebraska Department of Transportation seeking information for electric vehicle charging network

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Transportation issued a request for information as it plans for a future...

Nebraska Department of Transportation seeking information for electric vehicle charging network

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