About two weeks before federal agents raided a meatpacking plant in Postville ten years ago today, a small news item …
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About two weeks before federal agents raided a meatpacking plant in Postville ten years ago today, a small news item …
Early voting came late this year. This week was the first chance for Iowans to vote early – 29 days …
Each year, as the Iowa Legislature stumbles toward adjournment, one last budget bill moves through the House and Senate. It’s …
Iowa is at risk of losing some the world’s best scholars. A bleak state budget forecast and misplaced political priorities …
With the ‘historic” tax cut bill on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk, it was time to party. ‘Senate …
No modern, American man in the majority rolls out of bed in the morning only to ponder if his destiny …
Political leaders are tallying the score from the 2018 legislative session, which met its anticlimactic end this past weekend. Heading …
So your Iowa Legislature has, at long last, adjourned its overtime 2018 legislative session. Lawmakers rode to a Saturday finish, …
There is a huge need for more farmers, as Iowa’s population is aging and a tremendous farmland transition is taking …
The Gazette’s editorial board is meeting with Democratic candidates for governor ahead of the June 5 primary. Although we don’t …
Challenges leading to formation of the Safe, Equitable and Thriving Communities Task Force were systemic. And while the urgency of …
Iowa’s taxes are among the nation’s worst, on paper, at least. Iowa has the highest corporate tax rate and among …
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