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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists 2h ago1d ago
While the Republican-controlled Legislature has grabbed headlines handing out more gifts to the religious right than can be found at …
Althea Cole Staff Columnists 2h ago8h ago
I have a personal policy where I wait at least a week before saying anything on my social media accounts …
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William Harding once set the low bar for Iowa governors. In May 1918, Harding signed his infamous “Babel Proclamation,” banning …
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Trans people have been here. They are here today. They exist and they are entitled to the same basic human rights as the rest of us.
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In recent years, I’ve frequently referred to our Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature as a bulldozer, swiftly shoving bills to passage while …
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