Articles Tagged: IowaIdeas: Policy

Some agricultural groups have said it is too difficult for farmer to acquire new land in part because of land going to public use

Roughly 1 in 7 Iowa families with at least one worker in the home cannot meet basic family budget needs, according to a state advocacy group’s annual report.

There were swift and loud demands for change to laws and practices across Iowa in the wake of George Floyd’s …

The COVID-19 pandemic created instantaneous disruption and market changes for food producers and suppliers. From massive plant shutdowns, to major …

Presentation of Iowa’s COVID-19 data has undergone several changes since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Iowa in March. What happens …

While significant transgender rights were secured in a court battle, the challenges against LGBTQ rights continue in Iowa in the …

Whether it’s felon voting rights, disproportionate incarceration of persons of color, comprehensive criminal justice reform has been a challenge for …

Newsrooms in Iowa and across the country face unprecedented challenges as business models meet global pandemics, social unrest and a …

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joins The Gazette Executive Editor Zack Kucharski to discuss the state’s ongoing COVID-19 response, the state’s …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Technology has made it so the plight of Black Americans no longer can be ignored. ‘It is …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Awareness of racial disparities and inequities in Iowa’s criminal justice system is growing but change is slow …

The push to release inmates to protect both free and incarcerated populations from COVID-19 raises questions about who we send …

CEDAR RAPIDS – With four months left until Iowa’s first-in-the-nation Feb. 3 presidential caucuses, the state’s political party chairs said …

Iowans vote. In 2017, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office reported that 1,572,633 registered voters made their choice in person …

CEDAR RAPIDS – In a society where sexual abuse and sexual harassment still are prevalent, we each have a lot …