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Iowa early News Headlines: Thu., Aug. 6th 2015

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August 6th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A super PAC supporting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker for president says it is launching a nearly $7 million ad buy in Iowa to begin right after Labor Day. A senior adviser for the Unintimidated PAC said Wednesday that $6.8 million in television, cable and radio ads will air in the Des Moines, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Iowa City and Dubuque markets. The ads are to begin running on Tuesday, September 8th.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged three people who worked for Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign with conspiring to buy the support of a former Iowa state senator. Among those changed is Jesse Benton, who now heads up a super PAC supporting the 2016 presidential candidacy of the now retired Texas Congressman’s son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Board of Education is set to consider a family’s complaint over a public school choir singing religious music. The parents, whose daughter recently graduated from the New Hampton Community School District, say the choir inappropriately endorses Christianity by performing songs. The Des Moines Register reports they brought their concerns to the School Board in January.

GARNER, Iowa (AP) — A camp in northern Iowa is helping several elementary students develop their robotics and programming skills. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that fourth- through sixth-graders learned how to build a robot and program it to perform certain tasks Tuesday as part of a two-day camp in Garner.