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COVID-19 cases are spiking in cities throughout Iowa, including my home of Iowa City. The cause of the increase has …
Cedar Rapids City Council member Ann Poe remembers the long drive back from Council Bluffs in April 2014 after the …
Just one month after University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld declared that UI must keep its faculty and students safe, …
The need for occupational licensing reform in Iowa has never been more clear. The dual crises of 2020 – the …
For years, Joshua Booth hid his face and his name from his website. Booth is the owner of Diamond Label …
Gov. Kim Reynolds strode away from the lectern Thursday morning and that was it. Our must-see pandemic binge-watch, Reynolds’ daily, …
As Iowa policymakers consider police reform measures, some people are asking, what about the cops? We can’t discuss law enforcement …
If only the 2020 Iowa legislative session had ended on the sunny steps of the Statehouse last Friday, with Gov. …
On June 5, Iowa State Sen. Jake Chapman, a Republican from Adel, posted a picture of himself on his Twitter …
The Iowa Legislature passed a meaningful law enforcement reform law last week. All it took was thousands of Iowans in …
On paper, the Libertarian Party presidential ticket has a lot of intriguing qualities. Presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen is a university …
The second wave of the virus was building long before the anti-racists protests began. Gov. Reynolds never fully shut Iowa …
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