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Local officials are responding after an Iowa senator said he plans to propose a bill in the Iowa Legislature for the state to purchase the nine counties along the southernmost part of Minnesota.

Michael Bousselot announced he's introducing the bill during the 2025 Land Investment Expo. Mixed reactions to the unlikely ...

(Undated)--Iowa State Senator Michael Bousselot is proposing to purchase several Minnesota counties. He announced earlier ...

An Iowa lawmaker has his sights set on some southern Minnesota property — not for himself, but for the Hawkeye state itself.

This announcement follows the lead of President-elect Donald Trump as he's floated taking control of Greenland and the Panama ...

(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 ...

Lawmaker Michael Bousselot drew from President-elect Donald Trump, saying his bill would "Make Minnesota Iowa Again." ...

Lawmaker Michael Bousselot made the Trump parallel clear in a post on X. He said he wanted to “Make Minnesota Iowa again.” Bousselot said the bill would provide the residents of southern Minnesota ...

State Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, is sponsoring a bill to start the ball rolling. “Politicians have been talking about growing Iowa since I’ve been in politics and we ...

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