He wants to “make Minnesota Iowa again” by buying the nine most southernmost counties in the state. Sen. Mike Bousselot says they’re working on a bill to make an offer to their northern neighbor.

An Iowa lawmaker's proposal to buy nine Minnesota counties draws some similarities to an 1839 skirmish Iowa had at its ...

Ankeny, said he will introduce a bill in the Iowa General Assembly to purchase the bottom nine counties of Minnesota and make ...

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine ...

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 ...

Iowa State Senator Mike Bousselot explained that the idea of buying Minnesota counties to grow the state and harken back to ...

Rock, Nobles, Jackson, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston counties, all of which border Iowa. Our new ...

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa will buy Minnesota’s nine most southern-most counties if an ...

Iowa House and Senate Republicans’ desire for more changes to the state’s property taxes has been a focus for business groups ...

In the Iowa state legislature, elected officials are always trying to come up with new ways to help grow the state of Iowa.

Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, announced the proposal to enter into negotiations with Iowa's northern neighbor on Tuesday in remarks at the Land Investment Expo. The text of Bousselot's bill did ...