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Iowa has fallen behind the rest of the nation. The vast majority of Americans now live in places with safe …
SSB 1145, a bill that was recently introduced in the Iowa Legislature, will deprive local public entities of the vitally …
The Voter Integrity Act under consideration by Iowa lawmakers addresses a non-existent problem, voter impersonation, and restricts the time frame …
Recently, Gov. Terry Branstad organized the Future Ready Iowa Alliance, chaired by Lieutenant Gov. Kim Reynolds and Dan Houston, CEO …
What happens in Washington, D.C. can seem far away and disconnected from our lives here in Iowa. But as Senate …
Each month my wife and I send approximately $1,600 to Wellmark to pay our health insurance premiums. I am grateful …
Question: What are the similarities between the Iowa Legislature in 2007-11, the U.S.’s 111th Congress (2009-11) and both bodies today? …
Today we are sad and grateful – sad, for on Feb. 24 we lost a good friend, colleague, and mentor. …
Gov. Branstad recently said that, in his fight against licensure laws in Iowa, he is ‘up against very organized and …
As a child of the University of Iowa – literally and figuratively – its current financial woes are troubling. Frankly, …
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a cruel joke. If it had kept pace with increases in …
Radical legislation to take rights away from Iowans and push bills onto the taxpayers is about to happen in Des …
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