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

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 Statehouse.

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