They’re finally gone. It’s over. Mom always said, “Nothing good comes after midnight.” I didn’t get it as a teen. …
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They’re finally gone. It’s over. Mom always said, “Nothing good comes after midnight.” I didn’t get it as a teen. …
In January Gov. Kim Reynolds instructed Iowa’s state law enforcement agencies to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities. By March …
This year’s edition of Common Sense Institute’s Free Enterprise Report found Iowa's energy competitiveness to have risen to 1st place nationally in 2024, thanks in part to Iowa’s strong clean energy leadership.
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