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Clark Kauffman

Clark Kauffman

Clark Kauffman, deputy editor of the Iowa Capital Dispatch, has worked during the past 30 years as both an investigative reporter and editorial writer at two of Iowa’s largest newspapers, the Des Moines Register and the Quad-City Times. He has won numerous state and national awards for reporting and editorial writing.

Biden administration unveils new rule on nursing home staffing levels
By: - April 24, 2024

The Biden administration has introduced a controversial set of new regulations intended to increase staffing levels and improve patient care in nursing homes. The new staffing rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has faced fierce opposition from the industry and Republicans in Congress. It establishes for the first time national minimum staffing […]

Trump warns Iowans of World War III and immigrants ‘destroying our blood’
By: - December 20, 2023

The Republican presidential frontrunner warned Iowans Tuesday that “the American dream is dead” and “the world is in flames,” as he raised the specter of a global nuclear conflict that will result in complete “obliteration.” Former President Donald Trump, who has a commanding leading in the polls just five weeks before the Iowa caucuses, also […]