Lawmakers have an opportunity this year to drastically reduce the impacts one of our most pressing public health crises, and …
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Lawmakers have an opportunity this year to drastically reduce the impacts one of our most pressing public health crises, and …
During this legislative session, there has been renewed discussion of bringing back Iowa’s death penalty which ended in 1965. There …
John Norris has been navigating Iowa politics and policy for more than 30 years. He’s seen leaders who deftly steered …
The reasons to ban traffic enforcement cameras are too numerous for one small piece in The Gazette, so I’m just …
Johnson County’s experiment with increasing the local minimum wage appears to have been a qualified success. Now county leaders hope …
It’s deja vu all over again in Johnson County. County leaders tout a new and misleading report as proof that …
We marked an important anniversary in January, but it is not one to celebrate. Ten years ago the Iowa Legislature …
A staff editorial claimed that ‘Iowa lawmakers shouldn’t reinstate the death penalty, or waste time discussing it.” Savor the irony: …
Last week I managed to become embroiled in a heated argument with another old guy in a parking lot in …
Hundreds of Americans who recently sought treatment in emergency rooms have had insurance claims denied, leaving them owing thousands of …
An Iowa House subcommittee this week advanced legislation to require local law enforcement officials to participate in federal immigration enforcement. …
As professors of biblical studies at regent universities of Iowa, we have experience teaching courses on the Bible. We have …
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