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Coming off a great campaign, the Iowa State Cyclones will be a different-looking team on the hardwood next year.
Unfortunately, a lot of key players for the team last season will no longer be around.
After a successful trip to the Sweet 16, the Cyclones will be entering next season with a mostly new group.
Due to players like Joshua Jefferson, Nate Heise, and Tamin Lipsey all graduating, the team was always going to have a different look.
While it appears likely that both Lipsey and Jefferson are going to be drafted into the NBA, it goes to show the level of talent that Iowa State is losing.
These two players were arguably the two best on the team last year, and replacing that level of production will not be an easy task.
Since both of those players were seniors, the program knew that they would be playing elsewhere.
However, the decision by Milan Momcilovic, who was their third star to enter the NBA Draft and transfer portal, likely wasnt something the team expected before his breakout campaign.
However, due to his success last year, Momcilovic testing the waters of the NBA and entering the portal made a lot of sense for the talented sharpshooter.
Eventually, he made the decision to join the Kentucky Wildcats, and losing him will be a big blow for the Cyclones.
Iowa State Will Miss Star Potential of Milan Even though the Cyclones were able to bring in a lot of good players in the transfer portal, figuring out who the star of the team is going to be next year might be a bit tricky.
If Milan were to have returned following one of the best shooting years in the history of college basketball, it would have undoubtedly been him as the featured player of the team.
Now, since Momcilovic is gone, Iowa State is going to need some of their returning players and their new additions to step up.
While having quality depth is important, the Cyclones were a team that had arguably three of the top 50 players in college basketball last season.
With their three best players gone, it will be interesting to see who steps up and becomes the top players for Iowa State.
Of the transfers, it could be JaQuan Johnson who looks to step up into that role.
He is coming off a really strong year with Bradley and very well could be the top-scoring option for the team.
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Kim Reynolds signs an executive order June 8 creating an Iowa Office of Outdoor Recreation within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Iowas director of Health and Human Services has resigned after the Iowa Senate blocked his confirmation in April, but he will stay in leadership as deputy director.
Larry Johnson was appointed to succeed Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia in September 2025.
Johnson took over the department in October.
Johnsons confirmation in April, however, was blocked by Iowa Senate Democrats.
Johnson received the support of 28 senators, six votes short of the 34 needed.
Hundreds of thousands of Iowans rely on the Department of Health & Human Services, but under Mr.
Johnsons leadership, those Iowans have been met with diminished care and services and a disrespectful lack of transparency and communication, Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner said in a statement at the time of Johnsons confirmation block.
Senate Democrats believe Iowans deserve more responsible leadership for such an important executive department.
Under state law, 60 days after the Iowa Senate disapproves a persons appointment, the nominee must step down.
Johnsons resignation came June 19, 58 days after his confirmation was blocked.
In a news release Friday, Gov.
Kim Reynolds appointed Kraig Paulsen, the director of the Iowa Department of Management, to also serve as the director of Iowa Health and Human Services.
This is not the first time Ive called upon Director Paulsen to help lead executive branch departments during times of transition, Reynolds said in a statement.
His experience across state government is unmatched, and I have full confidence in his ability to ensure our states largest agency has the leadership team required, not only to serve Iowans most in need of assistance, but also to advance strategic initiatives such as rural health transformation, cancer research, and child welfare technology improvements.
Paulsen named Johnson as principal deputy director of the department to ensure efficient and effective operations, according to the release.
Iowa HHS requires strong and experienced leadership at every level to ensure continuity of critical services such as Medicaid, SNAP, and child protection, and Larry Johnson is exactly that leader, Paulsen said in the release.
I look forward to working closely with Principal Deputy Director Johnson to ensure Iowas strong commitment to our most vulnerable citizens continues as usual.
Weiner, in a statement issued June 19, said Reynolds has decided to blatantly disregard and circumvent the Senate in re-establishing Larry Johnson as the de facto head of Health and Human Services.This is partisan politics of the worst kind, Weiner said in the statement.
Under Larry Johnson, the hundreds of thousands of Iowans who rely on HHS for critical services have received a diminished standard of care, a disrespectful lack of responsiveness, and a department more concerned with fealty to the governor than transparency to the public.
And yet, this governor simply cannot handle a world in which she doesnt get her way, so she has invented a title that allows Johnson to resume his work.
Weiner said the decision to not confirm John was not made lightly, and We did what was right for Iowans.
Our goal has been and remains to work within the bounds of the Senate for the benefit of all Iowans, Weiner said.
Unfortunately, Gov.
Reynolds would rather play politics than give Iowans the respect of a more diligent search for a qualified candidate.
Kyle Werner is the breaking news and public safety reporter for the Register.
Reach him at [email protected].
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DES Moines, Iowa Gov.
Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff Saturday in honor of state Sen.
Julian Garrett, who died June 8 at the age of 85.
Flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset June 20, the day of Garretts funeral, on the Iowa Capitol Building and across the Capitol Complex.
The order also applies to all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Garrett served 16 years in the Iowa Legislature, first representing House District 55 from 2011 to 2013 before serving in the Iowa Senate through the 2026 legislative session.
In addition to his legislative service, Garrett was a farmer, attorney and former employee of the Iowa Attorney Generals Office.
Sen.
Garrett was a friend who served our state with integrity whether as a cattle producer, a Little League coach, an attorney in the executive branch, or a legislator, Reynolds said in a statement.
For 15 years, we worked together to unleash opportunities for the Iowans we served, and his impact will be felt for generations to come.
Reynolds is encouraging individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government entities to lower their flags to half-staff during the same time period as a sign of respect.
Garrett represented southwest Iowa in the Legislature and was known for his work on judiciary and agriculture-related issues during his tenure at the Statehouse.
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