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The discussion over a controversial apartment development in Iowa City drug out for almost three hours on Tuesday night. It …
Senate Study Bill 3181 is unlikely to see much, if any, action this legislative session. Such is, generally, the fate …
On Feb. 13, I listened to a bunch of men discuss what I should or should not do with my …
Iowa has well-documented gaps in health care access, especially in rural corners of the state. One impediment to greater access …
At the beginning of the legislative session, Gov. Kim Reynolds listed occupational licensing reform among her top priorities. Republicans in …
Local researchers may have come up with a way to attack water toxins that have spawned swimming advisories and closed …
In a stunning and downright creepy display of government overreach, one Iowa Republican lawmaker wants to create a state record …
Just before Thanksgiving, I emailed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office to ask which groups and individuals were involved in crafting the …
Nothing heightens romance in a marriage like a little swindle. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported this week that the faith-based …
When she was 16, my sister woke up from a nightmare. She dreamed she was being attacked by someone she …
While we were keenly watching the slow-motion implosion of Iowa’s presidential caucuses, the Iowa Legislature has been on the job. …
In the absolute pandemonium over the delayed Democratic caucus results, the calls to end Iowa’s quadrennial political purgatory have grown …
On a visit to Iowa last week, President Donald Trump offered a rare bit of truth about illegal immigration. ‘We’re …
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